July 2025
VOL. 90, NO. 7
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Features
Papa a todos
Pope Francis leaves a legacy of mercy, church reform, and synodality.
Missionary heart
BY RHINA GUIDOS
So far in his papacy, Leo XIV has shown a ministry rooted in service and an understanding of a truly universal church.
Columns
THE EXAMINED LIFE
The parents are not OK
BY EMILY SANNA
Pope Francis and Chappell Roan both get something very right about parenthood.
CULTURE IN CONTEXT
Wired for love
BY JOHN CHRISTMAN
Love on the Spectrum shows that justice for all is honoring the dignity of every person made in God’s image.
SALT & LIGHT
Black with God
BY BYRON WRATEE
In a world obsessed with profit and power, Christian philanthropy calls us to radical self-gift.
MARGIN NOTES
Warring priorities
BY KEVIN CLARKE
Pope Francis warned: Investing in death is madness.
TESTAMENTS
All in all
BY ALICE CAMILLE
Jesus Christ is bigger than all human categories or divisions.
GLAD YOU ASKED
Departments
Editors’ Note
You May Be Right (Letters to the Editor)
From the Archives
Poetry
Reviews (Music, Film, Books)
Eye of the Beholder (Art meditation)
Wise Guide
Pilgrim pope
BY RENEE RODEN
St. Pope Paul VI was a bold ecumenist who showed how to live faithfully in a divided church and world.
Essays
Francis’ vision
BY SHANNON WIMP SCHMIDT, CECILIA GONZALEZ-ANDRIEU, EMMA CIESLIK, TONY ANNETT, MEGHAN J. CLARK, JORDAN DENARI DUFFNER, FERDINAND OKORIE, C.M.F.
Writers reflect on how Pope Francis’ papacy inspired them and changed the church.
Sounding Board
Open dialogue
BY THE U.S. CATHOLIC EDITORS
Readers reflect on the Pope Francis moments and messages that moved them most.
Expert Witness
Rooted hope
An interview with Jeffrey F. Keuss
Young people are looking for faith communities that prioritize relationships and mission, says this theologian.
Home Faith
Bouncing house
BY SHANNON WIMP SCHMIDT
Embracing neurodiversity can make for a rich and invigorating family culture.
