Catholic Church

pope francis has said that he is “terrified of a bloodbath” in venezuela ( full text ). sunday’s church bombing must not derail the peace pr...

Luke Coppen

having blogged last week about ulf and birgitta ekman’s book, the great discovery: our journey into the catholic church , i was keen to ask ...

Francis Phillips

pope francis has said he opposes making priestly celibacy optional, however he may consider allowing married men to be ordained priests in r...

Staff Reporter

the body of venerable carlo acutis, an italian teenager and computer programmer, was exhumed this week according to canon law, as a part of ...

Catholic News Agency

while sharing a private lunch with pilgrims from around the world, pope francis expressed his solidarity with victims of sexual abuse by mem...

Junno Arocho Esteves

serving god and his mission is not a passing thing, but can and should be pursued in the present, with one’s entire life, pope francis said ...

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

the pope has told young people that they are “the now of god” at the closing mass of world youth day ( full text , full video ). the first n...

Luke Coppen

pope francis heard confessions at a youth prison in panama friday, telling the young inmates that “you have a bigger purpose,” and that ther...

Courtney Grogan/CNA

you might be forgiven for thinking that the last thing that the church needs right now is more confusion, more doubt and more argument over ...

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

young men and women in the church can bring the joy of the gospel to the world by showing that god's love extends to all people and excludes...

Junno Arocho Esteves