Friends, some Catholics in America today are increasingly vocal in their attacks on the Second Vatican Council—an ecumenical council of the Church summoned and presided over by the successor of Peter. How should we understand this disturbing trend? In this video, I trace the missionary purpose of Vatican II from the conciliar texts themselves, through the New Evangelization, and finally to the Magisterium of Pope Francis, whose influences situate him in a particular camp in this history. The Sec

Friends, a recent informal statement from Pope Francis about tradition not being a “return to the ashes” has gotten some attention. Here are my thoughts on his statement in light of someone who will be canonized by the Pope in a few months—namely, John Henry Newman. | Bishop Robert Barron

Friends, soon I’ll be addressing at length Pope Francis’s new encyclical “Fratelli Tutti”. For now, I wanted to share with you some topics that I found interesting, namely, the Pope’s teachings on social media, the right to private property with a universal destination of goods, and the objectivity of moral values. | Bishop Robert Barron

13K views · 357 reactions | Friends, here is my video commentary on Dr Jordan B Peterson’s dialogues with Sam Harris, one of the “four horsemen of the new atheism” and perhaps the most strident critic of religion on the scene today. Please watch and share! | Bishop Robert Barron | Facebook

22K views · 5.6K reactions | Friends, I recently joined Jordan...