A good illustration of how papal infallibility actually works is in the comparatively recent definition of the assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. There’s a scene in Brideshead Revisited in which ...

This is a reaction to Bernardo M. Villegas article titled “Infallible teaching on artificial contraceptives” (Inquirer, 10/20/12). Having been a priest for over 50 years, I find it interesting to read ...

Download the MP3 audio version of this story here, or sign up for The Explainer’s free daily podcast on iTunes. Pope Benedict XVI announced on Sunday that he is “deeply sorry” for quoting a passage ...

At the meeting of the U.S. bishops this week, one face, always lively and spry, with the elfin look of a man who has just thought of a bon mot, was noticeably missing. On June 22, San Francisco ...