Pope Francis

We cannot change revelation, but moral awareness develops, says Pope Francis

pope francis has told the heads of women's religious orders from around the world they need to send sisters on assignments that truly serve ...

Cardinal DiNardo welcomes new papal norms on preventing clergy abuse

new papal norms on preventing clergy sexual abuse are "a blessing that will empower the church everywhere to bring predators to justice, no ...

Catholic News Service

Pope sends cardinal to Lesbos as refugees continue to arrive

when a greek priest suggested that if greece found a home for all the migrants and refugees in its camps, turkey would just let more come ov...

Catholic News Service

What do Jews and Christians have in common? Love of neighbor, Pope Francis says

the love of neighbor is a common commitment among christians and jews, pope francis said tuesday, to teachers and students at rome’s pontifi...

Catholic News Agency

Analysis: Is Pope Francis' new abuse plan the answer Catholics are looking for?

pope francis, the “pope of surprises,” lived up to his nickname this morning, by releasing a comprehensive canonical plan to address the inv...

Catholic News Agency

Communion and the Church's mess

there was an odd story from holy week about the new man in the chilean capital, santiago. bishop celestino aós, the apostolic administrator ...

Fr Raymond de Souza

Even Bach struggled to capture the Resurrection in music

bach’s two great surviving passions – st matthew and st john – conclude at the tomb. there is no resurrection music. bach knows, of course, ...

Francis O’Gorman

Sainthood could be a step closer for a wandering poet

sooner rather than later the cause for the canonisation of john bradburne is likely to open, possibly on september 5, the 40th anniversary o...

From Washington to Rome, heresy accusations are back

on the evening of may 24 last year, 2,000 left-leaning christians gathered for a candlelit vigil outside the white house. the group’s leader...

Diary: In the footsteps of St Paul

we are visiting thessaloniki, following in the footsteps of st paul. the epistles may not be our compass point (we are using mark mazower’s ...