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Pope Francis pays a pre-Christmas visit to retired Pope Benedict XVI on Dec. 21, 2018, in the Mater Ecclesiae monastery. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
FaithShort Take
Austen Ivereigh
The pope and the pope emeritus are not so far apart: Both Benedict and Francis warn against responding to the abuse crisis with a ’self-made’ church that ignores the Gospel.
FaithEditorials
The Editors
From 1962: What grounds exist for reasonable confidence in the Council’s outcome?
Arts & CultureIdeas
Chad Mitchum
Perhaps the most incredible day in the history of America happened in the lobby in 1967.
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Pope Francis has suppressed the Ecclesia Dei Commission, a significant decision with consequences for the Holy See’s relations with the priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X.
FaithFaith and Reason
Daniel E. Burns
The Catholic church would benefit if bishops felt more like local leaders and less like regional managers in a Rome-based nonprofit. One way to move in that direction would be to have the clergy elect their bishops.
FaithFaith and Reason
Massimo Faggioli
There is no question that the process for the appointment of bishops should be updated. But the election of bishops with procedures similar to democratic elections would only exacerbate all kinds of rifts in the Catholic Church today.