Racism, as St. John Paul II said, is one of the most “persistent and destructive evils” in the United States. And I have to acknowledge my own participation in it, writes James Martin, S.J.

Here, in Catholic belief, is how the Holy Spirit fits in. A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Accessibility statement Skip to main content ...

Msgr. Roger Landry turned to 1997, when then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was asked on Bavarian television whether or not the Holy Spirit chooses the pope, and he answered: “I would not say so, in ...