Holy See

Pope’s voyage between third and first worlds is a microcosm of his papacy and 11-year message

singapore – pope francis travelled from one of the world’s poorest nations to one of its richest on 11 september, leaving behind the dusty b...
Elise Allen

Pope starts East Timor trip with calls he name clergy in abuse scandals highly Catholic nation still reels from

dili – as pope francis begins his brief, two-day visit to east timor, one of the key underlying issues he will have to grapple with is the c...
Elise Ann Allen

Papua New Guinea: Pope urges development, protection of women and end to crime

port moresby – pope francis has urged national authorities in papua new guinea to promote responsible and equitable development, and to brin...
Elise Ann Allen

Vatican bank's ban on married couples puts latter-day ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in a bind

getting married to another employee at the vatican bank is now a fireable offence. the regulation is designed to combat nepotism and corrupt...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis has landed: longest tour of his papacy begins in Indonesia

jakarta – pope francis has arrived in jakarta at the start of the longest trip of his papacy and a tour that aims to showcase not only his a...
Elise Ann Allen

Immigration: The Pope versus the General

rome – amid a spiraling italian debate over immigration, two personalities increasingly are coming to symbolize the opposing positions. in o...
John L Allen

Outrage as Vatican drops 'Before Christ' for 'Before Common Era'

catholics have accused the vatican of betraying jesus by substituting the term “before christ” with “before common era” in official document...
Simon Caldwell

‘The Pope and the President’: new exhibit charts friendship between John Paul II and Ronald Reagan

a new exhibition opening in the us seeks to highlight the close bond and collaborative spirit that existed between two of the biggest person...
johnlavenburg

Pope’s China policy bears ‘fruit’ with recognition of bishop, Vatican claims

beijing has officially – and finally – recognised a 95-year-old prelate as the bishop of the northern diocese of tianjin. the bishop had pre...
Crux Staff

Pope voices concern about religious freedom in Ukraine after ban on Russian Church

pope francis has addressed a new law in ukraine restricting the activities of the russian orthodox church, voicing concern about its impact ...
Crux Staff