Opinion

Conclaves have internal dynamics. Here is why this year's is most like 1958's.

White or black smoke? I couldn't tell when Francis was elected

Pope Francis showed me that climate justice is connected to all I care about

One image represents the Church of Christ. The other, the Church of Trump

'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.

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

Proclaiming liberty to captives: Pope Francis and the incarcerated

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

Personality counts as much as policy in a conclave

Your letters: Tim Busch and The New Yorker

What lawmakers can learn from Pope Francis

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

A strong moral and spiritual witness in next pope

'Be Not Afraid' should be the next pope's motto

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

Cardinals ask the perennial question: What does the church need?

How Gen Z is meme-ifying the conclave

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