INTERVIEW: Weigel Part of France's Papal Preparations
"God's Choice" Translation Released Ahead of Pope's Visit
By Karna Swanson
Posted: Monday, September 15, 2008
As France is getting ready for Benedict XVI's arrival, American author and Catholic theologian George Weigel finds himself to be part of the preparations. French editing house Mame-Edifa-Magnificat has released -- just in time for the occasion -- the translation of Weigels' book God's Choice: Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church.  [Read More]

Michael Cromartie Re-Appointed to Commission
By Michael Cromartie
Posted: Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Michael Cromartie, Leonard A. Leo, and Dr. Elizabeth H. Prodromou have been reappointed to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent, bipartisan federal body.  [Read More]

INTERVIEW: Weigel on the 2008 Election
By George Weigel
Posted: Monday, July 14, 2008
EPPC Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel was recently interviewed on the 2008 U.S. election by the Italian newspaper, Avvenire. Excerpts from the interview appeared in the July 13 issue of Avvenire; the full text of the interview appears below.  [Read More]

George Weigel on the Papal Visit to the United States
By George Weigel
Posted: Tuesday, April 22, 2008
The Church best attracts "customers" by being itself, not by trying to be something else. All over the world, it's the religious communities which have watered down their doctrinal and moral identity that are dying, while those who have maintained visible doctrinal and moral boundaries are growing. That should tell us something about "marketing."  [Read More]

Benedict XVI and the Catholic Church in America
By George Weigel
Posted: Monday, April 21, 2008
Pope Benedict, like Pope John Paul II, is regarded as a moral reference point by many Americans, so his visit will touch people far beyond the Catholic community. What he says to the world about moral reason from the rostrum of the U.N. will be of importance globally.  [Read More]