Fr Raymond de Souza

Amoris Laetitia: A radical proposal

The most important date in history

The price of befriending China

The face of a ‘dictator’

Look west for Christianity’s future

A purifying scandal

Is Francis really against Benedict?

Is Francis really against Benedict?

Cardinal Danneels, on the one hand, and Cardinal Sarah on the other – the two tell very different tales

A Jubilee for the peripheries, not just Rome

A new door opens

A new door opens

Mercy is absolutely at the heart of the Catholic faith, both doctrine and practice

Why popes don’t always get what they want

The friends of Francis are urging him to take a revolutionary step after the synod. But there are good reasons why he might reject their advice

Popes don’t always get what they want

Popes don’t always get what they want

the friends of francis are urging him to take a revolutionary step after the synod. but there are good reasons why he might reject their adv...

What will the Pope say? His friends tell us

Francis has steadily prepared the Church for change. It’s foolish to ignore the signs

The great party politics trap

The Holy Father denounced many of the synod fathers as being Pharisees rather than good pastors

The final question facing the synod fathers

A new proposal on conscience is a frontal assault on the teachings of Veritatis Splendor, Gaudium et Spes and Cardinal Newman

It's vital that the synod comes up with a decisive answer to Communion question

If the synod ends without an official decision on Communion for the divorced and remarried then the uncertainty and acrimony will be prolonged

What the synod is really all about

The question before the synod is whether people today are capable of conversion

Catholic Leftists on the march

For good reason, commentators on the Catholic Left could hardly contain their excitement at the papal visit

The saint who didn’t hunt souls

St Philip Neri was a gentle and joyful saint who had a particular gift to offer the Eternal City

Does Francis think Cardinal Kasper is right?

Every time the 'Kasper proposal' has been rejected, Pope Francis has kept the discussion going