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Guest Voices

Will Pope Leo XIV make the call on women deacons?

Grassroots nonviolence among 20th century's greatest inventions, says Bill McKibben

World's workers need Pope Leo XIV to be lionhearted on labor justice

Typographers react to Pope Francis' botched memorial

Could the next pope be an American? It's unlikely.

Why the next pope should be an American

'The only way forward is nonviolence,' author Kazu Haga tells John Dear

Vatican prepares Sistine Chapel for election of a new pope. Here's what happens in a conclave.

Proclaiming liberty to captives: Pope Francis and the incarcerated

As a feminist theologian, I’m not worried about the next pope

50 years from war, Vietnam struggles with sense of national identity

What lawmakers can learn from Pope Francis

Francis' tomb and how scandal-battered clerics seek high ground after abuse crisis

A rabbi's reflection on Pope Francis' legacy

Before the conclave, cardinals will talk and politick

Pope Francis let young people lead — and amazing things happened

Francis was the most radical peacemaking pope in history

3 major contributions stand out in Pope Francis' legacy to global Catholic Church

Politics aside for one day, world leaders to gather at Vatican and mourn Pope Francis

Will a new pope make any difference for women?

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