Pope Francis

Jack Kerouac at 100

the american writer jack kerouac, whose centenary fell this year, was adamant about the catholic inspiration of his work, which he repeatedl...

Ritual matters

ritual: how seemingly senseless acts make life worth living is the latest ethnographic offering of dimitris xygalatas, an anthropologist and...

Diary: A heartening weekend at the Colloquium of the Confraternity of Catholic Clergy

ecce quam bonum et quam jucundum, habitare fratres in unum – psalm 133 as i reflect on my experience of lockdown as a new priest appointed t...

Fr Liam Carpenter

Let’s call the whole thing off

themes of sacral monarchy and jubilee linger in the liturgical observances of the two weeks after trinity sunday, with their great feasts of...

The murder of Christians in Nigeria has nothing to do with 'climate change'

imagine if after the manchester arena bombing of may 2017 a foreign head of state had attempted to excuse salman abedi for the murder of 22 ...

Pope resignation rumours grow as Africa trip cancelled

rumours are mounting that pope francis is on the verge of resigning. debate about the pontiff’s poor health have persisted for some time, wi...

Catholic Bishop in Black Lives Matter row with school in US

an american catholic bishop has been caught up in a row with a middle school over flying flags championing the black lives matter (blm) and ...

Pope Francis appoints Canadian lawyer as new head of Order of Malta

pope francis has appointed a new head of the order of malta even before the funeral of its previous leader fra’ marco luzzago, who died sudd...

andrea-gagliarducci

BREAKING: Pope speaks on Ukraine war

details have been released of pope francis’ comments about the conflict in ukraine, regarding which he accused russian troops of brutality w...

Bishop rebukes Irish president for blaming Islamist massacre on climate change

attributing violence against nigeria’s christians to climate change is “incorrect and far-fetched,” according to the bishop of a diocese whe...