Francis moderated the authoritarianism of his predecessors but more change is needed; the cardinals must elect someone who ...

It is natural to compare a pope to his predecessors. But many of the comparisons being made now betray an ideological edge ...

With the death of Pope Francis, announced by the Vatican on Monday, Roman Catholics around the globe will start speculating ...

His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.