Pope Francis

World news: from Santiago to Stoke-on-Trent

washington, dc paid family leave high on the agenda, says ivanka trump us politicians are moving towards giving increased support to familie...

Quotes of the Week

i pray that the destructive power of nuclear weapons will never be unleashed again in human history pope francis video message ahead of his ...

Meanwhile: A few new sins

the catechism may soon have a few more sins in it. pope francis has said that, inspired by final document of the amazon synod, he is conside...

The Week Ahead: Japan, Red Wednesday, Christ the King

pope francis arrives in japan on saturday november 23, on a visit whose theme is “protect all life”. he is expected to make a strong stateme...

Big story: Bishops disagree over centrality of abortion

what happened?   a debate over abortion has split the us bishops’ conference, with church leaders disagreeing over its relative importa...

Is Jesuit influence growing in the Church? Not necessarily

last week pope francis finally filled an important vatican post that has remained vacant since june 2017. the holy father named fr juan...

The Catholic Herald

Saints for a new situation

everywhere in church circles today you hear a lament: our churches are emptying. we’ve lost our youth. this generation no longer knows or un...

Fr Ronald Rolheiser

Does the Vatican's new financial czar have a hope?

if you want to know how the reform of vatican finances is going, two developments are a bellwether: the appointment of fr juan antonio guerr...

Christopher R. Altieri

Prize crossword 0619

cryptic across 3 two boys read quietly in school a letter from paul (11) 7 fool little boy to come to a valley near jerusalem (6) 8 it’s him...

The Borgia story isn't all debauchery

the borgias: power and fortune by paul strathern atlantic books, 400pp, £25/$28.95 the dubious distinction of serving as the stereotypical e...