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Pope Pius XII gives a blessing at the end of a radio message, September 1, 1943. (CNS photo)

Neither Demonic nor Heroic

November 9, 2020
HDS Professor Kevin Madigan writes about the latest archival findings at the Vatican on Pius XII and the Jews.
Pope Francis at the Vatican

Pope May Support Same-Sex Unions, but That Doesn’t Mean the Vatican Does

October 23, 2020
"People who are against any compromise in this direction will see this as another sign that Francis has gone astray, that he is not adhering to church teaching. And they will add this to their list of complaints about him," says HDS Parkman Professor of Divinity Francis X. Clooney, S.J.
Portrait of Pope John XII

The Real Young Pope

January 17, 2017

HBO's "The Young Pope," has renewed interest in the actual youngest pope. Professor Kevin Madigan offers insight to TIME magazine.

Pope Francis Versus Americanism

Pope Francis Versus Americanism

September 22, 2015

During his visit to the U.S., in addition to making history as the first pope to address Congress and parading through Central Park, Pope Francis will encounter a constituency that is deeply divided and far more "Americanist" than the one that Pope Leo XIII condemned 100 years ago.

A More Inclusive Church

A More Inclusive Church

September 28, 2013

The Harvard Gazette speaks with HDS professor Francis Clooney about the implications of Pope Francis's recent remarks on gay marriage, contraception, and abortion.

A New Face at the Vatican

A New Face at the Vatican

March 14, 2013

Bryan Hehir, former leader of HDS, and current HDS faculty member Francis Schüssler Fiorenza offer their take on the election of Pope Francis.

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