Christopher Altieri

"A gentle and caring pastor," was how the President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Scotland, Bishop Hugh Gilbert recalled Archbishop Tartaglia, "who combined compassion with a piercing intellect." Bishop Gilbert went on to say, "[W]e will miss his wisdom and wit very much."

the archbishop of glasgow, philip tartaglia, died suddenly last week. he had been diagnosed with covid-19, but there was as yet no word on t...

Pope Francis also discussed the increasingly diffuse social tendency to judge persons’ worth on the basis of “productivity” and to discard anyone “unproductive” – especially the sick, the elderly, and the unborn – a tendency he identifies as the chief characteristic of the “throwaway” culture.

pope francis felt “caged” when the pandemic lockdowns began, interrupting what had been slated for him to be, among other things, a banner t...

"I urge [government] authorities and the entire population to maintain a high sense of responsibility," Pope Francis said Sunday, "in order to soothe tempers, promote national reconciliation, and protect the democratic values rooted in American society."

- catholic herald , rome - pope francis issued an appeal for peace and reconciliation in the united states of america on sunday, calling on ...

Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport published extracts of a broad-ranging interview with Pope Francis on Saturday, in which he reminisced about growing up on the pitch and at the soccer stadium -- and on the basketball court -- and shared some stories that tell of how athletes can make a difference.

pope francis talked with italy's gazzetta dello sport  about the sporting life, his recollections of a sporting childhood, and what it ...

If Cardinal Parolin and Archbishop Gallagher are clear-eyed regarding the terms of their arrangement, so is Cardinal Zen in his estimation of its effect.

pope francis has made a bad deal with the chinese government. the agreement reached with mainland authorities is not helping catholics and o...

It took guts for Cardinal Marx to do what he's done. It took guts for Pope Francis to let him. Whatever else Cardinal Marx has done -- whatever the ecclesiastical repercussions, whatever the ecclesiological fallout -- he has done the thing that no other senior Churchman has shown himself capable of doing.

cardinal reinhard marx at a press conference in munich on june 4, 2021. (lennart preiss/afp via getty images)   it's the sort of thing ...

Curial cardinals will take a 10% pay cut, while other department heads will take an 8% reduction, and lower-level officials who are clerics and/or religious will see 3% less in monthly pay. Laity, clerics, and religious will all face pay freezes – even those not subject to pay cuts – for two years.

-- rome -- pope francis has ordered pay cuts for senior vatican officials and broad pay freezes, a belt-tightening measure that further illu...

"Love is our strength," Pope Francis said in his homily, "the source of strength for those of our brothers and sisters who here too have suffered prejudice and indignities, mistreatment and persecutions for the name of Jesus."

pope francis presided over divine liturgy on saturday afternoon at the chaldean cathedral of baghdad, wearing chaldean vestments and attende...

In Rome, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has authorized a preliminary inquiry. Pope Francis has named Bishop Gerald L. Vincke of Salina, Kansas, as Apostolic Administrator of Dodge City during the investigation.

bishop john b. brungardt of dodge city has stepped aside while the kansas bureau of investigation – the us state’s top law enforcement agenc...