It’s déjà Amoris all over again. After a confusing day at the Vatican and in the Catholic media, it is becoming clear how the question of priestly ordination for married deacons will be resolved. That ...

In regard to the magisterium of Pope Francis it’s not just what he teaches, but how. In both Amoris Laetitia and in regard to capital punishment, the manner of magisterial teaching was novel. The ...

In case you missed it, Pope Francis on Feb. 12 released an apostolic exhortation titled Querida Amazonia ("Beloved Amazon") responding to last October's Synod of Bishops on the Amazon. In the highly ...

Pope Francis made waves last week with the promulgation of Querida Amazonia (Beloved Amazon), his apostolic exhortation in response the Amazon Synod held in Rome last fall. To most observers, the ...

From its opening salutation, Querida Amazonia seeks to invite the world into Pope Francis' own spiritual vision. Unlike his previous post-synodal exhortations, this one is addressed "to the people of ...

Pope Francis promulgated on Wednesday a new apostolic exhortation, or letter of encouragement, about the Church in the Amazon region. The document is a follow-up to a synod, or meeting, of bishops ...

Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation following the Amazon synod was titled Querida Amazonia (Beloved Amazon) in Spanish. However, the document's translation in English was titled: "The Amazon: New ...

Whatever Pope Francis wrote in this week's apostolic exhortation on the Amazon, the impact of his text was always expected to reach far beyond the region it addressed. Querida Amazonia, published ...