Conservatives

Is Pope Francis a ‘liberal’? Depends on whether we’re speaking Catholic

• Oct 6
• John L. Allen Jr.

Conservative cardinal says next pope must repair Church ‘fractured’ by Francis

• Mar 1
• Charles Collins

Pope’s envoy rejects claims of a ‘great divide’ between Francis and the US

• Sep 30, 2023
• Elise Ann Allen

Synod working doc aims to unite Catholics, but may alienate conservatives

• Jun 20, 2023
• Elise Ann Allen

Repeat after me: On left v. right debates over popes, ‘It just doesn’t matter!’

• Mar 5, 2023
• John L. Allen Jr.

After George Pell, they broke the mold for Catholic cardinals

• Jan 11, 2023
• John L. Allen Jr.

Debunking three bits of papal poppycock amid Benedict XVI commentary

• Jan 3, 2023
• John L. Allen Jr.

English cardinal calls on new prime minister to tackle cost-of-living crisis

• Sep 6, 2022
• Charles Collins

Fallout from the latest chapter in Pope Francis’s love/hate bond with the US

• Sep 5, 2019
• John L. Allen Jr.

Pope Francis says ‘it’s an honor that Americans are attacking me’

• Sep 4, 2019
• Inés San Martín