Pope Francis

Have children instead of pets, Pope advises Catholic couples

pope francis has said that it is a civilizational loss when dogs and cats replace children in society, encouraging couples to “take the risk...
Courtney Mares

Queen honours English cardinal for work in inter-faith dialogue

a cardinal has spoken of his gratitude at being honoured by queen elizabeth ii in the british monarch’s annual new year’s list. cardinal mic...
Luke Coppen CNA

Look to St Joseph as a model of true courage, says Pope

st joseph, who protected his family from the persecution of king herod, teaches us how to respond to our difficulties with courage and to tr...
Hannah Brockhaus

Pope preaches peace during Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi blessing

giving his traditional christmas day “urbi et orbi” blessing, pope francis urged leaders to be open to dialogue to resolve the world’s many ...
CNA Staff

The Catholic soul of Middle Earth

jrr tolkien has had some unexpected admirers – joni mitchell, iris murdoch, terry pratchett and wh auden – and to their number is now added ...
Gertrude Clarke

Cancelling Christmas would patronise minorities, not empower them

pope francis was spot-on when he pointed out last week that there was more than a whiff of totalitarianism about the european commission’s b...
Prof Andrew Tettenborn

EU bid to ban word 'Christmas' is throwback to Nazi and Communist eras, Pope tells journalists

the pope has denounced an attempt by the european union to excise the word “christmas” from official documentation as a throwback to the dic...
Simon Caldwell

Pope Francis calls migrant crisis a 'shipwreck of civilization' during refugee camp visit

from a refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos, pope francis decried european indifference to the plight of migrants in the mediterranean...
Courtney Mares

Pope Francis decries global ‘retreat from democracy’ in Athens speech

pope francis lamented a global “retreat from democracy” in a speech on saturday in athens, the cradle of western civilization. the pope was ...
CNA Staff

Ecuador’s Church struggles to bring humanity to the country’s prisons after brutal riots

after riots in a guayaquil penitentiary left 119 dead on september 28 and 62 dead on november 12, activists of the local prison pastoral min...
Eduardo Campos Lima