Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square March 27 at the Vatican. (CNS/Vatican Media)

New book: Francis' 'field hospital' is answer to neoconservative culture wars

Michael Sean Winters: Massimo Borghesi's book explains how U.S. neoconservative Catholics have landed the U.S. church in a cul-de-sac, and how Pope Francis' "field hospital" vision can help us get back on the main road.

Theologian Monika Hellwig, president and executive director of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities, listens to remarks from Richard John Neuhaus, editor of the journal First Things, during a conference in 2004.
NCR Voices

Borghesi's 'Catholic Discordance' revisits neoconservatism in the church

By Michael Sean Winters

Church historian says sex abuse poses biggest threat to church in 500 years

By Robert McCabe

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