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Can This Child be Baptized?

My daughter and her boyfriend are not married but would like their newborn to be baptized in the Catholic Church. We are Roman Catholics and believe that our granddaughter should be baptized.  Yes,...

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What If a Pope Becomes Comatose?

When I heard that Pope Francis was undergoing surgery requiring general anesthesia, I wondered who would be in charge of the Church while he was incapacitated. I was told no one would be in charge. Is...

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What Follows the October 2023 Synod?

What happens after this four-week meeting during which many diverse viewpoints have been expressed? How will the process work? Will the results wind up in a binder gathering dust? You and Pope Francis...

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Is Egg Donation Morally Acceptable?

A family member was diagnosed with breast cancer and was told not to conceive another child; she has one. She froze her eggs. One of her eggs, fertilized by her husband’s sperm, produced a son with...

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Admitting Gross Historical Injustices

I guess it’s tribalism, but I’ve always cast a skeptical eye on the Dominicans ever since I learned about their role in the Inquisition. Do you have any advice for thinking about gross historical...

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Does Pope Francis Believe in Hell?

During a recent interview, Pope Francis raised the possibility that no one is in hell. Really? If so, doesn’t that mean, “Anything goes”?  In his January 20 “Letter from Rome” for La Croix...

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