Covid

Fauci and the Bishops

A Catholic Reflection

The recent revelations regarding the contents of the diaries, emails, and cell phone records of Dr. Anthony Fauci have produced a curious sidebar that involves the Catholic Church, and specifically the American Catholic hierarchy. When Fauci assumed the role of Covid Commando and promulgated the reams of regulations, orders, and guidelines, combined with the mandatory punishments regarding infringements of his diktats, America’s Catholic hierarchy quickly fell into line.

Leo XIV: The Silence That Weighs Heavier Than Words

One image will remain etched in the collective memory, shrouded in many doubts: Pope Francis, alone, in the rain, in an empty St. Peter's Square. But this solitude can no longer be interpreted solely as a symbol of a wounded humanity; it represents a fracture—one between a Church that celebrated in the absence of its people and a people who, in their moment of most extreme suffering, were left outside.