The Reformation at 500: Grappling with Martin Luther’s anti-Semitic legacy
Opinion: On the Reformation’s 500th anniversary, what lessons have been learned from the virulent but influential hatred of a foundational church figure?
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In Ireland, an orange rage continues to burn over the Twelfth
In Northern Ireland, sparks between Catholics and Protestants are still everywhere, alight
Pope Francis has unfinished business
Welcoming the marginalized may prove easier for the Pope than cleaning up Church finances
Confessions of a failing Catholic
At a time when we have never been more isolated and in need of a real community, the Church has failed to provide it
The Interview: An eminent Catholic scholar on a new kind of Pope
Historian Garry Wills on the openness of Pope Francis, his respect for the faith of the people—and why his bishops will fall into line
Pope Francis has an American problem
A U.S. trip will reveal the rift between him and his conservative bishops
How the confessional box contributed to sexual abuse
Book review: ’The Dark Box: A Secret History of Confession’, by John Cornwell
Pope Francis: The unlikeliest liberal hero?
Perhaps just for now, as Jaime Weinman explains
The pope’s outspoken politics
Pope Francis proves his rock-star status among Catholics
The uncomfortable pew
What Cardinal Marc Ouellet’s hometown says about the state of the Church