U.S. papal visit
Pope Francis tickets prompt debate: Is it better to scalp or to receive?
By David Gibson — September 21, 2015
NEW YORK (RNS) "Free" tickets to glimpse his popemobile parade through Central Park are selling for up to $3,000.
Pope Francis’ rapturous US welcome belies a historic anti-Catholic past (COMMENTARY)
By James McCartin — September 16, 2015
(RNS) As a historical fixture in American culture, anti-Catholicism not only made the idea of papal visits inopportune; it also made any association with the papacy a serious liability.
What some papal pundits get wrong about the polls — and why (ANALYSIS)
By David Gibson — September 16, 2015
(RNS) Pope Francis may not be as divisive or as upsetting to the public as he is to the pundits.
Gay and celibate, Ron Belgau is the official face of gay Catholicism for Pope Francis’ visit
By David Gibson — September 14, 2015
(RNS) As the only openly gay person invited to speak about homosexuality during a Vatican-approved World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, Belgau is taking heat from both left and right.
With Pope Francis, Catholic Church takes a new angle on the supernatural (COMMENTARY)
By John Thavis — September 11, 2015
(RNS) When it comes to supernatural phenomena -- including demons, miracles, apparitions and private revelations -- Francis’ approach is far more practical than theatrical.
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