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Trump’s glitz is a challenge to Church teaching on humility

The president-elect's penthouse, reminiscent of the palaces of Saddam Hussein, must give us all pause

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Pope criticises 'legalism' after cardinals' request for clarification

The Pope spoke out after a letter from four cardinals asked for clarification of Amoris Laetitia

My mother wanted you to be elected pope, new cardinal told Cardinal Bergoglio

Cardinal-designate Tobin talks about helping refugees under Trump and meeting the future Pope Francis in 2005

Associated Press

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Pope says Syria has become a 'workshop of cruelty'

Pope Francis tells officials of Caritas Internationalis that the world needs a 'revolution of tenderness'

The age of no mercy

last weekend all the holy doors around the world – from a humble tent in the iraqi city of erbil to the gold-ceilinged basilica of st mary m...

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Student pro-life groups face increasing censorship

pro-lifers are facing a “rise in censorship” at universities, according to a group that supports pro-life societies. hundreds of students ha...

Migrants are hiding in fear, says archbishop

archbishop josé gomez of los angeles has called for mercy and an end to deportations as he led religious leaders in an interfaith prayer ser...