So, in light of recent Catholic debates about the pursuit of peace in the Middle East and elsewhere, permit me to reprise, ...

The Biography of Pope John Paul II.” At this jagged, violent and sometimes madcap moment in history, calling one’s first ...

Every spring, the slate of commencement speakers at Catholic colleges across the country delivers a fresh round of inspiration — and sparks controversy. In fact, debate on the merits of this or that ...

George Weigel, senior fellow and William E. Simon chair in Catholic studies at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, speaks July 25, 2019, at the institute's annual Summer Conference in ...

In a conference marking the 80th anniversary of Soviet Russia’s suppression of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, John Paul II’s official biographer argued that Orthodox-Catholic relations could see ...

John Paul II began his pontificate with the words “Be not afraid” — a phrase that the Polish Pope’s biographer believes can be applied to Vatican diplomacy with Russia and China today. George Weigel, ...

WASHINGTON — Archbishop Jose Gomez, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, showed courage in releasing a statement on the day of President Joe Biden’s inauguration despite opposition from within ...

Weigel made the charge last week in his talk titled “St. John Paul II and Jérôme Lejeune: Two Lives at the Service of Life,” given as part of the second International Conference on Bioethics in Rome ...

A pilgrimage is an important practice in many religious traditions. Weigel, popular Catholic author (The Courage to be Catholic) and senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, traces an ...