Anxious Prayers as Pope Francis Lingers in Critical Condition
Vatican City is an anxious place. Clergy keep their phones by their pillows. Reporters, crammed in the Holy See press office, open emails with trepidation. Faithful have begun to gather…
Francis Is in Critical Condition. What Happens When a Pope Dies?
The Catholic world is gripped with uncertainty as Pope Francis, 88, remains in critical condition in a Rome hospital because of a complex lung infection and other serious ailments. On…
Book Review: ‘Jesus Wept,’ by Philip Shenon
If the abuse crisis darkens much of this book, it is because the crisis has darkened the church, causing millions to leave. Disputes over homosexuality, priestly celibacy and birth control…