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  • Unpacking a non-interview pope ‘interview,’ this time on Hell

    Unpacking a non-interview pope ‘interview,’ this time on Hell

    • Mar 30, 2018

    Following another Vatican denial of a recount by Italian journalist Eugenio Scalfari of one of his conversations with the pope, the real question is why Francis keeps putting himself in this position.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
  • Chinese prelates say proposed Vatican pact not a ‘deal with the Devil’

    Chinese prelates say proposed Vatican pact not a ‘deal with the Devil’

    • Mar 26, 2018

    Some leading Chinese Catholics at a March 22-23 Rome summit described the government as a neutral, even benevolent, arbiter of social life when it comes to religious groups.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
  • Youth want bishops to face sex abuse, women in the Church

    Youth want bishops to face sex abuse, women in the Church

    • Mar 25, 2018

    Some 300 young people gathered in Rome to provide input for October’s Synod of Bishops want the Church to face its sexual abuse scandals and the role of women in the Church.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
  • ‘Lettergate’ debacle unnecessary, but useful in surfacing tensions

    • Mar 22, 2018

    If you’re sitting on a letter from a pope, even an emeritus one, you’ve really only got two choices about what to do with it. Either you publish the entire thing, or you keep it to yourself.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
  • Could O’Malley be the center-right candidate for the next pope?

    Could O’Malley be the center-right candidate for the next pope?

    • Mar 20, 2018

    As a thought experiment, ponder who might be the candidate of center-right cardinals in a future papal election. How about Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston?

    By John L. Allen Jr.
  • Books on prayer reflect the spiritual stirrings of a post-secular age

    Books on prayer reflect the spiritual stirrings of a post-secular age

    • Mar 18, 2018

    One book offering reflections on the Lord’s Prayer by Pope Francis, and another collecting Catholic devotions for the spiritual seeker by Gary Jansen, both reflect the stirrings of a post-secular age.

    By John L. Allen Jr.
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