There is "great confusion in the Church" because the relationship between doctrine and "pastoral care for people in difficult situations is not clear", Cardinal Gerhard Müller has said.

Consumerism is “a psychiatric illness”, Pope Francis said at morning Mass yesterday.

A centuries-old painting by a Japanese Christian has been discovered outside Tokyo.

The Pope has praised the courage of an Italian woman left disfigured after an acid attack.

John Allen says the organising committee for February's abuse summit is strikingly "Western".

David Torkington laments the demise of mystical theology.

And YouTuber Lizzie Reezay explains why she loves the rosary.

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