Rather than reflexively corralling the cardinals into a Conclave to elect his successor, I propose a wholesale institutional reset to maximize the Roman Catholic Church’s usefulness ... Nor do I ...

The extraordinary longevity of the Catholic Church could make it seem like a body that floats above the everyday world of ...

With millions of followers and a long history that goes back more than 2,000 years, the Church has, over time, created a structure of ... head of the entire Roman Catholic institution.