Thomas Reese

In Magnifica Humanitas, Leo argues Catholic social teaching can help us know how to deal with emerging technologies and their potential for disruption.

A study group established by Pope Francis after the Synod on Synodality has called for a greater role for the laity and clergy in the selection of bishops, especially by involving the diocesan priests’ council and pastoral council.

Black voters and other Democrats in red congressional districts should register as Republicans.

I hope I am wrong, but I think that the church in Africa will look very much like the church in the West by the end of this century.

Some Catholic Trump supporters will stick with him no matter what he does or says. He could declare himself the fourth person of the Blessed Trinity and they would smile. But other Catholics, like Americans generally, are becoming disillusioned with Trump. 

'I’m not afraid of the Trump administration,' the pope responded, 'or of speaking out loudly about the message of the Gospel.'

Young people today say they are interested in spirituality and long for community. The Catholic Church has a rich tradition of spirituality, but it needs to do more than repackage old products, says Fr. Tom Reese.

The president's energy policy "has left the country unprepared for his war," Thomas Reese writes.

The Trump administration has opened Pandora's box by this war of choice.

Although some are pacifists, most Christians recognize that sometimes war is necessary and just, as philosophers and theologians for centuries have discussed and debated the criteria for a just war and its application in their times.

The only possible savior of this relationship is the Democrats' ability to push the bishops back into the Republican camp.

At the ballot booth and in the streets, we must show that nonviolent collective action is still alive in America. What is at stake is the soul of our nation.

They should know that we are Christians by our love, not know that we are Catholics by our fights.

The Trump administration does not even pretend to care about democracy, human rights, political refugees or victims of natural disasters.

The prophet would ask why we continue spending billions of dollars for weapons and tax cuts while cutting aid to the hungry, the sick, the unemployed, and victims of wars and climate disasters.

Many people, including Catholics, look on the archbishop of New York as the leader of the U.S. Catholic Church. With this appointment, the pope has picked an archbishop who could lead the archdiocese until at least 2042.

As Christianity compels us, we need to put aside our arrogance and partisanship on health care and do what is best for the nation and its people. And, if Congress is incapable of reforming the health care system, we should take away their generous health care plan and put them on Medicaid. That should wake them up.

"We live in a world where religion is too often used to justify wars and atrocities," the pope said.

"This first international trip will be a very public test of Leo's papacy," writes Fr. Thomas Reese. "I don't expect a home run on his first time at bat, but neither will he strike out. A base hit will be a win."