Jeanie Hannaman

By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Among the thousands of articles that have been written in the past few weeks, analyzing whom the College of Cardinals will consider in the papal conclave, perhaps the most enlightening is this New York Times report by Jason Horowitz, who discovers that the call for Church unity has become controversial... ”It is hard to imagine a less offensive rallying cry” than the call for unity, Horowitz remarks at the start of his report; “but in the ears of Francis’ most committed supporters, it rings as a code word for rolling back Francis’ more inclusive vision of the Roman Catholic Church.”

By Anne Hendershott, the American Spectator - The newly appointed Catholic Archbishop of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Robert McElroy, has been one of President Trump’s harshest critics. On Feb. 9, 2025, during a prayer service for immigrants at San Diego’s St. Joseph’s Cathedral, the Cardinal described the Trump administration’s attempts to deport criminal immigrants as waging a “war of fear and terror.”... Delivering his angry remarks the week before he was to begin his papal assignment in Washington, D.C., Cardinal McElroy has taken every opportunity to condemn the Trump administration for what he called the “massive and indiscriminate deportation” of immigrants.

By Bishop Joseph Strickland, Substack - Welcome back to another episode of A Shepherd’s Voice. This week, as the cardinals of the Church gather in Rome to elect a new pope, the eyes of the world turn once again to the Vatican. For many faithful Catholics, this is not a moment of joy or confidence – but of sorrow, confusion, and fear. The scandals of recent years have shaken trust in the shepherds of the Church. The legacy of the last pontificate has left deep wounds... The vast majority of the cardinal electors were appointed by Pope Francis, and while we must pray for every one of them, it is no secret that many have expressed or defended ideologies and practices contrary to the perennial Magisterium of the Church. ...