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Pope Francis, “On Heaven and Earth”
Image Books recently announced it would publish the first English-language edition of On Heaven and Earth: Pope Francis on Faith, Family and the Church in the 21st Century by Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the...
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True Power as Service
At the special Mass celebrated for the beginning of his new pontificate, Pope Francis focused his homily on the protection of the weak, the poor, and the environment. Some passages from the homily...
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A Non-Political Pope?
You can’t tell too much from one interview, of course, but the interview Pope Francis gave an Italian Jesuit journal last month, and which was released last week, seems like a blockbuster. Everyone...
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A Non-Political Pope? (Part 2)
Well, I said you couldn’t tell much from one interview. Last week, I posted about Pope Francis’s much discussed interview in an Italian Jesuit journal. I observed that the Pope seemed to be a mystic...
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All Popes Are Political (Just Like the Rest of Us)
When I teach Professional Responsibility, one of the most interesting discussions we have concerns Rule 2.1: “In representing a client, a lawyer shall exercise independent professional judgment and...
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Mannaggia!
You know that interview Pope Francis gave to Eugenio Scalfari of the Italian newspaper, La Repubblica? The one in which the pope made some puzzling comments about conscience and proselytism? The one...
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Vatican Removes Controversial Papal “Interview” From Its Website
Here’s what looks to be the final update on that interview Pope Francis gave to Eugenio Scalfari of the Italian newspaper La Repubblica this fall. Readers of this website will recall that the interview...
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Pope Francis’s Remarks on “Social Dialogue in a Context of Religious Freedom”
Pope Francis has issued an Apostolic Exhortation–Evangelii Gaudium (“The Joy of the Gospel”)–which ranges over many subjects, emphasizing in particular and in many places the obligations of Catholics...
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President Obama and Pope Francis on Mideast Christians
In the Boston Globe, the always worthwhile John Allen analyzes today’s meeting between President Obama and Pope Francis. Although the two men will agree on issues like economic inequality, Allen says,...
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Pope Francis Opens Center’s Conference with Statement on Religious Liberty,...
Pope Francis opened our conference in Rome last week with a statement on religious liberty and the persecution of Christians. He reflected on the place of religious liberty in Catholic thought and...
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Pope Francis’s Remarks on Religious Freedom for Our Conference (DeGirolami...
I took a shot at translating Pope Francis’s remarks on religious freedom, which he addressed to the participants at our conference on international religious freedom. I have tried to be faithful to the...
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Pope Francis on the Crisis in Iraq
In an airborne press conference on the way back from Korea yesterday, Pope Francis addressed the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Iraq. In response to a question about the American bombing of ISIS...
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The Synod on the Family and the Developing World
Not long after his election, the new Pope explained why he had taken the name “Francis”: “Ah, how I would like a church,” he said, “that is poor and is for the poor.” It was refreshing: the Pope was...
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Pope Francis on the Armenian Genocide
Pope Francis Greets Armenian Apostolic Patriarch Karekin II on Sunday (NYT) Last Sunday in Rome, Pope Francis celebrated a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the...
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Panel: “Pope Francis and the Vocation of the Lawyer” (April 29)
On Wednesday, April 29, 2015, from 6:30–8:30 p.m., Fordham Law School’s Institute on Religion, Law, and Lawyer’s Work will host a panel discussion on “Pope Francis and the Vocation of the Lawyer.” CLR...
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Wills, “The Future of the Catholic Church with Pope Francis”
In March, Penguin Books released “The Future of the Catholic Church with Pope Francis” by Garry Wills. The publisher’s description follows: Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope and the first from the...
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Putin and the Pope
How have you been? From Crux’s John Allen, here is an interesting and provocative article on today’s scheduled meeting between Russian president Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis. Surprisingly, Allen...
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On the Influence of the Scribes
At the Liberty Law site, my friend John McGinnis has a very interesting post on what he calls America’s “scribal class.” These are people – professors, journalists, opinion writers, lawyers, even...
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Throwback Thursday: June 2014
At the Center’s Conference on International Religious Freedom in Rome, at which Pope Francis gave the keynote address. In addition to His Holiness, that’s Center Director Mark Movsesian, Associate...
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Pope Francis on Freedom of Religion Today
Much of the debate surrounding issues of religious freedom today seems to center around the appropriate social role of religion, whether religion is predominantly private or is something that can—or...
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