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Is the Pope after an ‘Assisi on the Tiber’ to promote his spiritual vision

mikhail gorbachev once declared that while he remained an atheist, he had to admit that soviet communism had never produced anyone quite lik...

Pope urges Vatican press corps to resist sinking to ‘commercial media’ standards

rome – in a rare session with members of the vatican press corps, pope francis thanked journalists for their work, urging them to base their...

Dutch cardinal could get papal successor boost after response to ‘Fiducia Supplicans’

rome – this week voters in the new hampshire primary will head to the polls, taking part in what has long been the premier proving ground in...

First ever papal trip to Vietnam likely after thaw in bilateral relations

rome – after meeting vietnamese officials, a top vatican diplomat has said he will travel to vietnam this spring as the two countries contin...

Prayers answered: Nicaraguan bishop imprisoned for life gains freedom, though exiled to Vatican

nicaragua has released a bishop jailed for 26 years after he stood up to the regime of president daniel ortega. bishop rolando álvarez of ma...

New poll finds Pope’s unfavourable rating among Americans at all-time high

new york – a new survey conducted this past december has found that while most american adults still have a favourable view of pope francis,...

Radio Maria and the biggest daily parish in the UK

simon caldwell meets the young priest who runs a catholic radio station from a priory in north london. fr toby lees, a young dominican pries...

Vatican’s doctrinal chief explains how he came to write erotically charged book on ‘mystical passion’ as young priest

rome – a book written 25 years ago by now-cardinal víctor manuel fernández giving an in-depth spiritual reflection on human sexuality and th...

Rome to be spruced up in time for Year of Jubilee, Mayor Gualtieri tells Pope Francis

rome – in a half-hour audience with pope francis on friday, rome’s mayor roberto gualtieri reported that more than 1,400 public work sites a...

Strange bedfellows: Unlikely figures who rallied around the Traditional Latin Mass in the 60s and 70s

when the post-vatican ii liturgical reform was getting underway in 1966, and again when the reformed mass had been unveiled in 1971, petitio...