Cardinal-designate Joseph Tobin does not hold back when expressing his admiration for Pope Francis.

La paradoja no es que Jesús haya elegido ser rey con estilo propio, sino que aún nos dejamos seducir por los otros modelos de realeza. Se nos llena la boca hoy con este trono de la cruz y su corona de espinas, pero buscamos todavía ocupar los primeros puestos.

Cardinal Walter Kasper an accomplished German theologian who has written at least 15 books in ecclesiology and Christology has become known in recent years as the ldquo pope rsquo s theologian rdquo His latest book quot The Catholic Church quot sheds light on why Pope Francis has relied on

Sometimes they would rustle and fidget impatiently in the pews and fiddle with missals and fold the parish newsletter into ships and trumpets.

The Vatican announced on Nov. 7 that Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal-designate Joseph Tobin, 64, as the new archbishop of Newark. At the time of his appointment, the Detroit-born archbishop was the leader of the archdiocese of Indianapolis, which he has served since October 2012. He now moves to

Mary is always shining in her window, watching over the street below. I have grown grateful for this rarefied presence, respectful and inclined toward pious feelings when I pass.