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First Things is a publication that provides commentary and analysis about religion, politics, and culture. Their Pope Francis section features articles and essays about the Pope's impact on the Catholic Church and the world.
First Things » Pope Francis
4M ago
On December 18, 2023, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued the declaration Fiducia Supplicans, which granted permission for Catholic priests to bestow blessings upon couples in “irregular situations” and same-sex couples. Discussions surrounding the meaning and implications of ..read more
First Things » Pope Francis
7M ago
is based on serious concerns and does not imply any lack of respect for the Holy Father ..read more
First Things » Pope Francis
8M ago
With one minor exception, the Vatican's press release only accentuates aspects of that make it an obstacle to handing on, defending, and living by the gospel’s teaching on sexual morality ..read more
First Things » Pope Francis
11M ago
In this absurdly busy, confused, and grasping world theater of conflicting messages on the meaning of life, and amidst direct affronts to the dignity of life and women, ..read more
First Things » Pope Francis
1y ago
The next pope’s task will be daunting, but he would do well, as he emerges from the Sistine Chapel, to keep first principles in mind: Protect the faith ..read more
First Things » Pope Francis
1y ago
The pope and Andy Stanley have developed a pastoral strategy in isolation from (and, arguably, in opposition to) traditional Christian teaching ..read more
First Things » Pope Francis
1y ago
Avik Roy and John Hood recently launched what they hope will be a movement, Freedom Conservatism. In consultation with others of like mind, they drafted a statement of principles. It’s available on their website, freedomconservatism.org. One can debate the principles and their formulations ..read more
First Things » Pope Francis
1y ago
is laborious indeed. Whether all that labor will be an instrument for anything other than more labor remains to be seen ..read more
First Things » Pope Francis
1y ago
Amidst a war involving the world’s foremost nuclear powers, Pope Francis has been a lonely voice for peace. For his pains, he has been criticized by commenters on left and right and by leaders in both Russia and Ukraine. Yet he has continued to speak. There is a great deal at stake in whether the ..read more
First Things » Pope Francis
1y ago
“Facts and great personages in world history occur, as it were, twice . . . the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.” The Synod on Synodality seems destined to confirm Marx’s words (themselves a revision of Hegel). The tragedy arises from the deep theological and philosophical division ..read more