Jeanie Hannaman

By Daniel B. Gallagher, Catholic Exchange - I’ve lived long enough to see smoke rise from the Sistine Chapel five times. One of those times, working as a Latin secretary for Benedict and waiting to see who my next boss would be, I could even smell it... Each conclave has been as exciting as the previous, but nothing will match the election of John Paul II in 1978. Never had anyone so young, so vigorous, so dynamic emerged on the balcony of St. Peter’s. I was only eight years old, but my world changed instantly. Suddenly, an accomplished athlete and actor was donning the white cassock; a Pole, a polyglot, a philosopher.

By Paul Kengor, Crisis Magazine - There has been much speculation and anticipation regarding the subject of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical. He recently released his first papal document, Dilexi Te, an apostolic exhortation begun by Pope Francis. Leo reportedly made some edits to the document and added some personal reflections, but he largely seemed to leave it intact, apparently wanting to honor his predecessor by releasing the final document that Francis had commissioned. ...

By Luis E. Lugo,  The Catholic Thing - The announcement of the appointment of Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury marks a historic first for the Church of England (CoE), which traces its origins back more than 1,400 years to the time of Saint Augustine of Canterbury. In addition to being the head of the CoE, the Archbishop of Canterbury also serves as the spiritual leader of the world-wide Anglican Communion, whose thriving churches of the Global South have become increasingly alienated from the mother church due to the latter’s long-term drift toward theological liberalism. This appointment will surely widen that breach.