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February 27, 2018
Scott Pruitt vs. The Pope
The EPA administrator has become the de facto spokesperson for a fringe version of Christian environmentalism.
February 6, 2018
Pope Francis is embroiled in a major pedophile scandal.
June 20, 2017
Magazine
The Silence of the Lambs
Are Protestants concealing a Catholic-size sexual abuse scandal?
January 18, 2017
The Young Pope: An Authoritarian With an American Accent
HBO's new show is both of our time and not.
February 25, 2016
An archbishop hopes to undo all of Pope Francis’s work by hating on Girl Scouts.
January 8, 2016
Over 200 children were allegedly abused at a church choir run by Pope Benedict’s brother.
December 14, 2015
Dispossessed in the Land of Dreams
Those left behind by Silicon Valley’s technology boom struggle to stay in the place they call home.
December 11, 2015
The Year We All Talked About the Catholic Church
In 2015, Pope Francis generated exactly the culture of dialogue he wanted: all-inclusive and yet notably Catholic.
November 17, 2015
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops says the attack on Paris won't alter its outreach to refugees in the U.S.
June 17, 2015
The Last Time Conservatives Dismissed a Major Encyclical, It Ended Terribly for Them
March 2, 2015
Fear of a Radical Pope
The conservative struggle for the future (and past) of the Catholic church
October 14, 2014
Was the Vatican Shift on Same-Sex Marriage Really An 'Earthquake'?
August 20, 2014
The Catholic Church Prefers Medieval Barbarism to Modern Abortion
January 2, 2014
Yes, the Church Should Be Liable When Doctrines Interfere with Safe Medical Care for Women
New research into medical decisions at church-run facilities
August 18, 2013
Pope Francis Versus the Vatican
The battle to remake the Church
August 18, 2013
Eleven Pictures of Pope Francis Looking Humble
August 16, 2013
On Our Cover: The Perestroika Pope
March 19, 2013
Pope Francis and the "Dirty War": The Video Testimony
Watch him talk about Argentina's controversial past
March 14, 2013
When Pope Francis Testified About the Dirty War
In a closed hearing, he disputed accusations of complicity with the junta
March 14, 2013
Pope With a Purpose
Helping the poor has been his life mission. But can he reform the Church?

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