Cardinal Raymond Burke has written in the preface to a new book that Pope Francis is risking confusion and even schism in leading the upcoming Synod on Synodality in Rome.

Pope Francis’ clash with the vicar of Rome says a lot about his approach to reform.

I don’t really think R.F.K. will win the election, but I think this election will be marked by historic levels of incoherence and incongruence, and motivated chiefly by exhaustion and fear.

What obligation does the United States still owe these Christians and other Iraqi religious minorities? What is it willing to do to assist and protect them?

It is too early to predict the outcome of the next conclave, but Pope Francis has set the stage through his appointments.

We as audiences might not have the power to shape the actions of those we admire. But we do have the capacity to demand more from their attempts to address their shortcomings publicly.