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Author: Father Raymond J. de Souza

Pope Leo Walks the ‘Early Francis’ Path — With a New Approach

COMMENTARY: Early signs from Leo’s first consistory suggest continuity with Pope Francis’ original pastoral vision — more in

Springtime Delayed: Why the Great Jubilee’s Promise Remains Unfulfilled

COMMENTARY: A quarter century after the Jubilee of 2000, the Church is still asking why the evangelical hopes
St. John Henry Newman, soon to be named Doctor of the Church. (photo: Melissa Hartog / Shutterstock/Design)

St. John Henry Newman’s ‘Second Spring’ Reaches Its Full Bloom

COMMENTARY: Once barred from Oxford for his faith, the English convert who preached of a ‘second spring’ now

‘Dilexi Te’: The Franciscan Framework of Pope Leo’s First Document

COMMENTARY: The challenge of using such a framework is that many audiences take Brother Sun and Mother Earth

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