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Infighting in the Roman Curia?
Andrea Gagliarducci notes that Magnifica Humanitas is not yet available in Latin, although the Latin translation, when it becomes available, will probably become the official Vatican version of the encyclical: the editio typica.
As Gagliar...
Weekly Summary: 5/30/26
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Reactions to the encyclical
You’ve probably been reading all week about the Pope’s new encyclical, right? So have we. Leila and I summed up the arguments, and our responses, in this week’s Home Front podcast.
Between our discussion and our (extensive!) list of links...
Promise and problems in Magnifica Humanitas
Reflections, good and bad, on the papal encyclical
On Monday I wrote (for CatholicCulture) a news-analysis piece outlining the argument and explaining the importance of Magnifica Humanitas. On Tuesday I followed up by questioning Pope Leo’...
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Catholic journalist/editor for 40+ years. Author of books including: The Faithful Departed, on the decline of Catholic influence in Boston; Lost Shepherd, a candid appraisal of Pope Francis. Coming soon: his first novel, Ghost Runner.
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