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who is archbishop peña? pope francis has finally named a new deputy for the powerful vatican secretariat of state. he had rendered the post ...

Christopher R. Altieri

pope francis will be greeted by large and enthusiastic crowds when he visits dublin to attend the 2018 world meeting of families (wmof). the...

Jon Anderson

in this summer of shame, how should bishops speak about scandals of sexual predation in the clergy? there have been some remarkable failures...

Fr Raymond de Souza

shortly after chris bain was appointed cafod director in 2003, the charity experienced one of what he calls its “wobbles”. the aid agency ca...

Luke Coppen

lord carey, the former archbishop of canterbury, brings credit on the church of england, but bishop peter hancock, who has criticised his be...

Ann Widdecombe

above (top to bottom): thomas merton, dorothy day and daniel berrigan in 2017 jim forest published at play in the lions’ den , a biography o...

Danny Sullivan

i celebrate as my onomastico , or “name day”, the feast of the beheading of john the baptist, august 29. “he must increase,” said the baptis...

Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Cardinal Oswald Gracias told Catholics to stand firm amid attacks on the family

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Luke Coppen