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Francis has an excellent chance to heal his rift with followers of St John Paul II

The rift, which began with the joint canonisation of John Paul II and John XXIII, is rarely spoken about in public

Fr Raymond de Souza

Liberal Catholicism’s unexpected crisis

You might think that progressives would be rejoicing under the current pontificate. Instead, they are fretting about the future

Matthew Schmitz

Healing a rift in the City of Mercy?

kraków when pope francis arrives here next week for world youth day, will he come as his predecessors did – benedict xvi to honour john paul...

Fr Raymond de Souza

Cardinal ‘delighted’ by new PM

cardinal vincent nichols has said he is delighted by the appointment of theresa may as prime minister because of the commitment she has show...

Pope prays for end to terror after Nice attack

pope francis has prayed for the end of “terror and death” of innocents as he expressed closeness to families and all of france mourning the ...

Bishop calls for prayer after police killings

the bishop of baton rouge, louisiana, has called for a week of prayer, fasting and reflection after the deaths of three police officers on s...

Comments of the Week

pope francis is a gift we ought to treasure sir – there is an old story of a man who, during a flood, refused to leave his house because, he...

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The best of the Catholic blogosphere

✣   highlights from the week online germany: the good news new figures suggest the german church is undergoing a steep decline. accordi...

The big story of the past seven days

✣   trump picks ‘evangelical catholic’ as deputy what happened? donald trump selected mike pence as his running mate for the republican...

Dragon’s den

pope francis gave one of the most puzzling interviews of his pontificate back in january. speaking to asia times, in what was billed as his ...