Pope Francis

Uncharted territory for Church as Francis's home country elects 'anti-Pope' president

denver – when you’re talking about the catholic church, you need to be awfully careful about using the word “unprecedented” to describe any ...

Roma locuta, causa finita est ... err, what was that the Pope said?

rome – by any measure one chooses to employ, the papacy is among the most visible offices on the face of the planet. on the social media pla...

Church leaders ask Christians in Holy Land to refrain from Advent and Christmas celebrations

the patriarchs and heads of churches in jerusalem have asked that christians in the region refrain from usual festivities during the advent ...

The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis sacks Bishop Strickland

rome – following a recent visitation and several instances of outspoken opposition to the current papacy, the vatican announced saturday tha...

Explaining Pope Francis’s perceived ‘ambiguity’ on Israel and Judaism

rome – leaders often speak at least as loudly by what they don’t say as by what they do, and such would appear to be the case in recent days...

Jesuits ‘exhaustively’ warned Slovenian diocese against incardination of Rupnik

the jesuits "exhaustively" warned a slovenian bishop that the incardination of a celebrity catholic priest-artist facing multiple accusation...

Pope Francis cancels speech to rabbis due to ill health

pope francis on monday said he was too unwell to deliver a planned speech to a delegation of european rabbis. he maintained the rest of the ...

The Catholic Herald

Jordan Peterson is right: reason is dead and humanity is suffering as a result

an often-heard complaint is that people no longer know how to reason, debate or communicate successfully.  jordan peterson has dep...

Anthony McCarthy

Pope speaks with Iran president, confirms call for ceasefire

rome –pope francis spoke by phone with iranian president ebrahim raisi on sunday about the situation in gaza, marking the latest such call w...

Welcome questions only? The dubious art of the modern papal interview

rome – in 2010, nevada senatorial candidate sharron angle, a right-wing tea party stalwart, briefly became a national sensation due to some ...