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Analysis: The US Church is going broke. Here's why, and what it could mean
The collapsing global economy will have an enduring and dramatic impact on parishes, chanceries, and other Catholic ministries. Read more
Analysis: Policy and pastoral leadership in a time of crisis
Bishops are struggling to adjust to the pastoral emergency which has accompanied the coronavirus pandemic. The results have been mixed. Read more
Analysis: The sacramental shutdown, coronavirus, and canon law
The coronavirus pandemic has caused disruption around the world. To politics, economics, and to the life of the Church: most... Read more
Analysis: Pope Francis’ diplomatic triumph with US bishops
Months of papal meetings with American prelates appear to have proved a quiet, but noteworthy, triumph of pastoral diplomacy at... Read more
Analysis: Will Francis send Amazon celibacy decision up the river?
A leaked draft of an anticipated apostolic exhortation on the Amazon started a flurry of speculation last week that Pope... Read more
Analysis: The Vatican's finance scandal, and faithful stewardship
The Vatican’s unfolding financial scandal has not yet led to action at the Vatican. To understand why, it’s important to... Read more
Analysis: What will the Vatican tell Moneyval?
Next month, the Holy See is due to send a report to Moneyval, the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering watchdog,... Read more
Analysis: What is next for pro-life legislation?
A Missouri decision this week calls into question whether any legislation is possible on abortion in the first two trimesters... Read more
Analysis: Pell, and the politics of Rome
With no further civil progress likely, and Cardinal George Pell almost sure to remain in prison for the foreseeable future,... Read more
Analysis: The pastoral approach of Archbishop Charles Chaput
Archbishop Charles Chaput is not a cardinal. He has never been an officer at the U.S. bishops’ conference. He has... Read more
Analysis: The Amazon synod and the English language
The recent history of Church synods suggests that the results of the Amazon meeting will likely not match the intensity... Read more
Analysis: One year after McCarrick, what's next for the Church?
Exactly one year after revelations about the sexual abuse of then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick were made public, the Church in the... Read more
Analysis: How will the USCCB vote in first elections since McCarrick scandal?
While the spring meeting of the U.S. bishops’ conference has only just concluded, some bishops are already looking to the... Read more
Analysis: Bp. Bransfield, the USCCB, and the Holy Spirit
The U.S. bishops arrive in Baltimore next week for their second plenary meeting in the year of serious crisis that... Read more
Analysis: 'Vos estis' and 'vulnerability'
Pope Francis’ recently promulgated policy on sexual abuse allegations made against bishops, Vos estis lux mundi, offers a new and... Read more
Analysis: Is Pope Francis' new abuse plan the answer Catholics are looking for?
Pope Francis, the “pope of surprises,” lived up to his nickname this morning, by releasing a comprehensive canonical plan to... Read more
Analysis: Power, and its appearance, in Vatican curial reform
In the coming months, Pope Francis is expected to approve a final draft of a new governing constitution for the... Read more
Analysis: With bishops in a tight spot, will priests get squeezed?
As bishops address the clerical sexual abuse crisis, will they ensure the canonical rights of priests? Read more
Analysis: Curial reform aims for unity in service, not a team of rivals
Pope Francis is widely expected to approve a new structure for the Roman curia in the near future. While the... Read more
Analysis: How politics is shaping morality, and how religious voters might respond
As the 2020 Presidential race begins in earnest, between the two parties sits a growing number of voters motivated by... Read more
