Pope Francis

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How to… Survive soporific sermons

the gospel carries tremendous power when preached with honesty and conviction. it can therefore be disappointing when a priest preaches...

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The royal bully who retired to a monastery

emperor: a new life of charles v by geoffrey parker yale, 760pp, £25/$35 early 16th-century demographics can lead one to wonder how protesta...

The JPII Institute purge is a sign of weakness, not strength

it’s the beginning of the end for amoris laetitia, the document of pope francis on the family which attempted to change the church...

Fr Raymond de Souza

The JPII Institute has been plunged into an identity crisis

whichever view one takes of the changes to the pontifical john paul ii institute for studies on marriage and the family, now styled the pont...

Christopher R. Altieri

World news: from Medellín to Medjugorje

salem, oregon governor relaxes assisted suicide safeguard oregon, the first state to introduce assisted suicide, has loosened the rules arou...

The week in quotations

"for a man to suggest female ordination ... is an example of male arrogance ... men are not normative for the human race" sister helena burn...

Meanwhile: Pius IX praised in Parliament

the boris johnson era has already had one unexpected consequence: blessed pope pius ix is being given his due in parliament. the prime ...

The big story: Reforms of John Paul II Institute spark protest

what happened? more than 150 students have signed a letter protesting against sweeping changes to the john paul ii institute in ro...

Was the original Walsingham statue really destroyed – or is it in the V&A?

in 1539 the simple wooden statue of our lady of walsingham that stood beside the altar of walsingham’s holy house, venerated by kings, ...

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