Holy See

'Please continue to pray for me,' says Pope Francis on fourth anniversary of election

The Pope posted the message on his Instagram account

Urban squatters occupy Church-owned land in Rome

Squatter activists have turned the land into a farm used by 75 families

Associated Press

'The Benedict Option risks becoming a ghetto mentality': an interview with Fr George Rutler

The New York priest and author tells Francis Phillips about his biggest influences, cultural retreat, and Lenten exercises

Francis Phillips

Pope asks priests and lay Catholics to recommend Vicar of Rome candidates

The current vicar, Cardinal Agostino Vallini, is two years beyond retirement age

Associated Press

Vatican confirms papal trip to Egypt under consideration

Reports in Italy claim Francis will visit Cairo's Al-Azhar, the leading centre of learning of Sunni Islam, in May

Associated Press

Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/03/17

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

The CofE's trajectory is now obvious. Orthodox believers - you'd be very welcome here

Though there are battles here too, it is very possible to get on with mission and ministry without fighting gender wars

Mgr Andrew Burnham

Pope Francis to visit Colombia in September

The trip will begin on September 6, the country's president and nuncio have announced

Theresa May is Britain's 'first Catholic prime minister', says Michael Gove

The former education secretary said Catholic social teaching was central to her politics

Madeleine Teahan

Reports of a 'plot against the Pope' are not wholly implausible

A Francis resignation seems unlikely – but then he is the 'Pope of surprises'

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith