ideology

Maybe we should stop waiting for real pope to emerge from under careful facade

• Sep 7, 2025
• John L. Allen Jr.

Pope calls Vatican bureaucrats to resist ‘rigid ideological positions’

• Dec 21, 2023
• Elise Ann Allen

As synod nears close, participants urge people to lower expectations for results

• Oct 28, 2023
• Elise Ann Allen

Pope urges Synod of Bishops not to ‘barricade itself behind preconceived notions’

• Oct 4, 2023
• Elise Ann Allen

Pope Francis rejects criticism of his outreach to China, Russia

• Sep 4, 2023
• Elise Ann Allen

While addressing Mongolia, Pope Francis also speaks to Russia and China

• Sep 3, 2023
• Elise Ann Allen

Pope calls Hungary’s Catholics to avoid divisons, ‘play as a team’

• Apr 28, 2023
• Elise Ann Allen

Could pre-existing divisions hamper Catholic recovery from pandemic?

• May 24, 2020
• John L. Allen Jr.

On Pope Francis, the bishops and the politics of a plague

• Mar 21, 2020
• John L. Allen Jr.

Case of papal aide captures risks of ‘weaponizing’ sex abuse charges

• Aug 24, 2019
• John L. Allen Jr.