Pope Francis
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Eucharist is a verb before it’s a noun
Celebration, not just consecration, sits at the center of this theologian’s rethinking of what happens at Mass. A priest’s authority to act “in the person of Christ” is inseparable from acting in the person of the whole Church.
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The Prevost smile
Pope Leo’s fidgeting hands, darting eyes, and a love of fast driving reveal an inner intensity beneath the pope’s tranquil surface.
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The hard part — implementing Synodality
Approving a document was the easy. What happens next depends on whether laity, bishops and priests actually change how decisions get made.
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Craving certainty in an uncertain world
Pope Francis’s insistence that the Church belongs to everyone challenges legalistic approaches that quietly draw lines and exceptions.
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The Smartphone has remade the papacy
Technology is transforming the papacy from a distant office into the Vatican in my top pocket.
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Priest’s porch confrontation says more than his sermon
A furious reaction to a climate homily uncovers a troubling divide between believing and genuine critical thinking.
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What if the Algorithm wears a Mitre?
A non-clericalist model is essential if the church hopes to keep the passion and creativity of lay believers.
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The point of Rome
King Charles walked into Congress amid dread and left having threaded a needle. Pope Leo’s doing something similar from Rome.
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Women’s Synod report longer with less to say
Drawing on Acts 10-15 and real testimony, one Synod group offered open questions and discernment rather than closing the door with a pronouncement.
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False news and discord demand urgent response
Global frustration with misinformation and the collapse of respectful conversation demand more than secular remedies. The World Day of Communications challenges the Church to model the unity it preaches by first healing its own internal Babel.
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