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When the Gallup poll last asked, Pope Francis was rated favorably by 76 percent of Americans (includ... Read More
We heathens can leave the theological debate to others. But Pope Francis, the bishop of Rome and wor... Read More
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The nastiest corners of popular culture in Hollywood and Manhattan usually love nothing better than ... Read More
If anyone wonders whether Pope Francis has irritated wealthy conservatives with his courage and idea... Read More
Throughout the past, annoying year, These pesky buzzwords chewed our ear. The pols and pundits alway... Read More
Pope Francis, in his apostolic exhortation, levied charges against free market capitalism, denying t... Read More
As a practicing — but manifestly imperfect — Catholic, I am pleased Time magazine has na... Read More
In choosing Pope Francis as its Person of the Year, Time magazine dared to commit an almost unthinka... Read More
Pope Francis' first apostolic exhortation, "Evangelii Gaudium" ("The Joy of the Gospe... Read More
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"The Faith is Europe. And Europe is the Faith," wrote Hilaire Belloc after that bloodbath ... Read More
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