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Thomas J. Reese

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Pope Francis needs to tell the world who will make his end-of-life decisions

Pope Francis needs to publicly appoint an agent to make decisions about his medical care for when he is no longer able to make them himself. Without this appointment, there will be confusion and division in the church. → Read More

In Central America, Kamala Harris ignored our best hope: Catholic bishops

The bishops could be the Biden administration’s strongest allies in the region in alleviating the problems that force people to try to reach the United States. → Read More

Pope Francis wants to reform the curia. Good luck with that. (Really)

A new papal document reforming the Curia will soon be published. I’m sure Pope Francis’ heart is in the right place, but I expect to be disappointed. → Read More

We need to talk: healing our deeply divided church and country.

The divisions in our country are deep on issues like racism and economic inequality, as well as on education, cultural values and lifestyles. Likewise, our church is divided. What are communicators to do in the face of these divisions? → Read More

Vatican II made changes to the liturgy. It’s time to think about making more.

The purpose of a transparent and collegial process is to develop good liturgy that is supported by a consensus within the community. → Read More

Joe Biden sends a signal that he’s willing to dialogue with the bishops and other faith leaders

The faith-based office, founded under President George W. Bush, evolved over the past two decades, but it became moribund under President Donald Trump, who preferred to talk only with evangelical leaders who supported him. → Read More

Can Joe Biden solve the Little Sisters of the Poor dilemma?

If there is one thing Joe Biden does not need, it's a lawsuit against the Little Sisters of the Poor. → Read More

The media is playing up the conflict between Joe Biden and the U.S. bishops—and it’s hurting both sides.

While it is true that conflict exists between the U.S. bishops and the Biden administration, ignoring the areas of agreement is ignoring the facts. It is bad for the administration, bad for the bishops and bad for the country. → Read More

What 2020 revealed about religion, politics, economics and health care in America

2020 has tested the heart and soul of America. → Read More

It was a mistake to canonize Saint John Paul II so quickly

It’s not just popes: The church needs more time to examine any person’s life. → Read More

Six Catholic principles to help the United States move forward after the election

After the election, it has become clear that the United States has fractured along partisan lines. Here are six Catholic principles that the U.S. could benefit from right now. → Read More

Five things Catholic priests can do during the election to keep their parish non-partisan

One tip: Keep partisan politics out of the parish bulletin and the parish website. → Read More

Amy Coney Barrett’s religion is important—but irrelevant

To argue that a person’s religious beliefs are not or should not be influential in how they approach judicial questions shows an ignorance of history and politics. → Read More

Even RBG thought Roe v Wade went too far. We should learn from her incremental approach.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg thought the ruling in Roe v. Wade was correct but too sweeping. → Read More

Catholics are divided over award for William Barr at National Catholic Prayer Breakfast

The 16th annual National Catholic Prayer Breakfast is dividing Catholics along partisan lines because it will honor President Trump's attorney general a little more than a month before the November election. → Read More

Trump or Biden? What’s a Catholic voter to do?

American Catholics had seen the problems the church got into in Europe when hierarchy aligned itself with specific rulers or political parties. American Catholics, including most bishops, did not want to go down that road. → Read More

Analysis: Catholic bishops reprimand Trump as often as they praise him

Thomas J. Reese looks at over 160 press releases to analyze the posture of the U.S. bishops toward the Trump administration. → Read More