Pope Francis

Diary: I read this one already

at the beginning of lockdown, i spent a lot of time debating with myself – no one else around to take me on – about the spirituality of mass...
Antonia Fraser

RIP Paolo Gabriele: the Butler who did it

the one-time butler to benedict xvi, paolo gabriele, died on 22 november after a long illness. prompting tabloid cries of “the butler did it...
The Catholic Herald

"You keep using that word..." - the dangers of sloganeering

it is interesting for historians to note that the fraternity called for by pope francis in fratelli tutti was an idea abhorred by his predec...
Piers Paul Read

The year of rewilding ourselves

early on during his custodianship of the garden of eden, adam was tasked with naming the birds and beasts – and presumably bees, too. simon ...
Violet Hudson

On fraternity

it is interesting for historians to note that the fraternity called for by pope francis in fratelli tutti was an idea abhorred by his predec...
Piers Paul Read

Analysis: Are legal reforms in the Vatican designed not to work?

a vatican city criminal court heard two days of frequently gruesome testimony last week, in the trial of two clerics: 28-year-old fr. gabrie...
Christopher Altieri

Catholic leaders urge EU to be guided by solidarity in vaccine distribution

rome newsroom, feb 23, 2021 / 07:05 am mt ( cna ) .- catholic leaders in europe have urged the european union to be guided by solidarity, fr...
Hannah Brockhaus

French Catholic women launch manifesto on feminine vocation in the Church

cna staff, feb 20, 2021 / 03:11 pm mt ( cna ) .- a group of catholic women in france has launched a manifesto to underscore the “beauty of t...
Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis appoints new archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica

vatican city, feb 20, 2021 / 06:18 am mt ( cna ) .- pope francis on saturday named cardinal mauro gambetti, o.f.m. conv., to succeed cardina...
Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis visits Shoah survivor, poet Edith Bruck

pope francis called on edith bruck, the 88-year-old hungarian-born italian poet, playwright, director, novelist, and translator who survived...
Staff Reporter