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February 25, 2016
Maggie Foucault
An archbishop hopes to undo all of Pope Francis’s work by hating on Girl Scouts.
January 8, 2016
Elaine Teng
Over 200 children were allegedly abused at a church choir run by Pope Benedict’s brother.
December 14, 2015
Monica Potts
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
Elizabeth Bruenig
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
Elizabeth Bruenig
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
Jeet Heer
The Last Time Conservatives Dismissed a Major Encyclical, It Ended Terribly for Them
March 2, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Fear of a Radical Pope
The conservative struggle for the future (and past) of the Catholic church
October 14, 2014
Rebecca Leber
Was the Vatican Shift on Same-Sex Marriage Really An 'Earthquake'?
August 20, 2014
Jerry A. Coyne
The Catholic Church Prefers Medieval Barbarism to Modern Abortion
January 2, 2014
Lori Freedman
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
The New Republic Staff
Eleven Pictures of Pope Francis Looking Humble
August 18, 2013
Damon Linker
Pope Francis Versus the Vatican
The battle to remake the Church
August 16, 2013
The New Republic Staff
On Our Cover: The Perestroika Pope
March 19, 2013
Sam Ferguson
Pope Francis and the "Dirty War": The Video Testimony
Watch him talk about Argentina's controversial past
March 14, 2013
Sam Ferguson
When Pope Francis Testified About the Dirty War
In a closed hearing, he disputed accusations of complicity with the junta
March 14, 2013
Michael Sean Winters
Pope With a Purpose
Helping the poor has been his life mission. But can he reform the Church?
March 13, 2013
Lydia DePillis
What the New Pope Can Learn from the New Economy
March 13, 2013
Michael Sean Winters
White Smoke Is Good News for Cardinal Scola
A short conclave increases the odds the archbishop of Milan will be pope
December 17, 2012
Paul Starobin
Martin Baron's Plan to Save The Washington Post
November 6, 2012
Amy Sullivan
Why Didn’t Religion Matter More in This Election?

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