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Pope Francis
March 2, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Fear of a Radical Pope
The conservative struggle for the future (and past) of the Catholic church
February 4, 2015
Joel Gillin
Pope Francis Just Declared This Murdered Archbishop a Martyr. Reaganites Should Be Embarrassed.
January 28, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Pope Francis, Radical Leftist?
The rightwing backlash has begun
January 16, 2015
Jerry A. Coyne
Pope Francis Is Wrong About 'Charlie Hebdo.' We Have a Right to Make Fun of Religion.
January 16, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Pope Francis Should Put His Money Where His Mouth Is on Climate Change
December 12, 2014
Ryan Kearney
Pope Francis Says Dogs Go to Heaven, Fails to Mention the Bible Hates Dogs
October 29, 2014
Jerry A. Coyne
Stop Celebrating the Pope's Views on Evolution and the Big Bang. They Make No Sense.
October 29, 2014
Rebecca Leber
The Pope Can Figure Out Science, So Why Can't the GOP?
October 14, 2014
Tom Roberts
Pope Francis Just Ripped the Weapons From the Culture Warriors' Hands
December 29, 2013
James Bloodworth
Stop Fawning Over Pope Francis at the Expense of Women and Gay Rights
September 23, 2013
Noreen Malone
What Do Bill de Blasio and Pope Francis Have in Common?
September 20, 2013
John B. Judis
What the Pope, Iran's President, and Spain's King Can Tell Us
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
June 12, 2013
Isaac Chotiner
Gays Storming Vatican!
March 19, 2013
Sam Ferguson
Pope Francis and the "Dirty War": The Video Testimony
Watch him talk about Argentina's controversial past
March 18, 2013
Michael Kinsley
How Francis Is Adjusting to Papal Life
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?

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