Pope Francis challenged church norms and embraced the margins
He was a pope of many contrasts, and his legacy will endure.
Few elections are more secretive than the papal conclave
Pope Francis appointed many of the cardinals who will now pick his successor.
Poland’s official nationalism will make it hard to absorb Ukrainians
Although Poles have been welcoming, the newly official Polish version of history is based on excluding and blaming outsiders. How will that affect Ukrainians?
Attacking LGBT life helped the right-wing Polish president win reelection — barely
The Polish LGBT movement and its allies are responding with innovative tactics
No, Pope Francis isn’t more political than his predecessors, after all
A new analysis of his encyclicals and tweets finds important similarities to past popes.
Poland’s right-wing government is rewriting history — with itself as hero
Poland is in the midst of a pitched battle over
Will Catholic Republicans side with the Pope on climate change?
[caption id="attachment_26547" align="aligncenter" width="2000"] Pope Francis' waves as he arrives
#BlackLivesMatter, the international papal edition
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Papal Ideology
My Georgetown colleague Fr. Thomas Reese in the Washington Post: