Tag: Pope
From pulpit to pitch: Pope Francis used sport to get his...
Carmen M. Nanko-Fernández, Catholic Theological Union
The world of sport is “a constellation of many stars,” Pope Francis told...
A new pope’s first appearance on St. Peter’s balcony is rich...
Daniel Speed Thompson, University of Dayton
As the College of Cardinals gathers in the Sistine Chapel to vote for...
Who’s who at the Vatican?
Daniel Speed Thompson, University of Dayton
For more than two weeks, eyes have been on the Vatican, awaiting news...
Catholic investigations are still shrouded in secrecy
Brian J Clites, Case Western Reserve University
Roman Catholic Bishop Richard Malone resigned in December 2019 after intense public criticism for his handling of the...
Notre Dame has shaped the intellectual life of Paris for eight...
Emily E. Graham, Oklahoma State University
The burning wreckage of the 12th-century Notre-Dame de Paris led to an immediate outpouring of grief over the damage...
Why a 14th-century mystic appeals to today’s ‘spiritual but not religious’...
Joel Harrington, Vanderbilt University
The percentage of Americans who do not identify with any religious tradition continues to rise annually. Not all of them, however,...
Researching clergy sex abuse can take a heavy emotional toll: 3...
Kalpana Jain, The Conversation
Editor’s note: As we come to the end of the year, Conversation editors take a look back at the stories that...
EXPLORING NATURE
Unprecedented cuts to the National Science Foundation endanger research that improves...
Paul Bierman, University of Vermont
Look closely at your mobile phone or tablet. Touch-screen technology, speech recognition, digital sound...
