Interviews

Dominican nuns ring in new major feast of St. Mary Magdalene
- Jul 22, 2016
Earlier this month, Spanish journalist Paloma Garcia Ovejero was tapped for the number-two position in the Holy See press office. She was immediately swarmed by press and headlines – and fascination — because she is a woman, and a laywoman at that. I loved her answer to questions prodding her

By Kathryn Jean Lopez
Author says RFK’s legacy never more relevant than in 2016
- Jul 20, 2016
American politics were almost as polarized in 1968 as they are in 2016, and author Larry Tye believes the example of Robert F. Kennedy is as relevant now as it was almost fifty years ago in healing racial, class and political divides.

By Mark Zimmermann
Aussie bishop asks, ‘Are we missing the opportunity of Francis?’
- Jul 16, 2016
Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney, Australia, currently recovering from a rare autoimmune disorder, discusses the Church’s sexual abuse scandals, the impact of World Youth Day, the missionary opportunities being created under Pope Francis, and more.

By Christopher White

Bishop who beat rare disease learns lessons on suffering, humility
- Jul 14, 2016
In a conversation with Crux, Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney, Australia, discusses his trying experience of recovering from a rare autoimmune disease that left him temporarily paralyzed, the Catholic Church’s fight against euthanasia and gay marriage, and more.

By Christopher White
Ex-president says Christianity, history save Ireland from xenophobia
- Jul 14, 2016
Former Irish President Mary McAleese believes that movements such as Brexit in the UK and the Trump campaign in the States are unlikely to have much traction in Ireland, where their history as an immigrant people and their Christian faith still shape popular attitudes.

By Fr. Michael J. Rogers S.J.
Aussie bishop asks, ‘Are we missing the opportunity of Francis?’
- Jul 13, 2016
Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney, Australia, currently recovering from a rare autoimmune disorder, discusses the Church’s sexual abuse scandals, the impact of World Youth Day, the missionary opportunities being created under Pope Francis, and more.

By Christopher White