Pope Francis

A terrible pope but a patron of genius

pope julius ii, the “warrior pope”, was the most successful – and fortunate – artistic patron of the high renaissance in rome. but we cannot...
Stephen Withnell

Biden, Buttigieg and the challenge for today's Church

pete buttigieg, the democratic presidential candidate and flavour of the month, offers america “generational leadership” – and i’m finally o...
Tim Stanley

Why Benedict by-passed the Vatican

the essay on sexual abuse by pope emeritus benedict xvi merits attention for its analysis of the ecclesial and cultural trends that led to t...
Fr Raymond de Souza

Should a Catholic university president tell a bishop to resign?

how do catholic colleges help to reform the church in the wake of the latest revelations of clerical sex abuse? answers vary widely across t...
Michael Warren Davis

Why you can't always rely on papal transcripts

there was a pretty big stink in certain quarters earlier this month over some very selective editing of off-the-cuff remarks pope francis ma...
Christopher R. Altieri

World News: From Caracas to Khartoum

toronto priest’s praise of francis plagiarised from anti-catholic site allegations of plagiarism against a prominent priest have taken an un...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis: If you do not forgive, God will not forgive you

to stop the spread of evil in the world, catholics must go above and beyond, loving and forgiving others even when it is undeserved, pope fr...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

When it comes to curial reform, one dicastery must always reign supreme

a senior papal adviser let slip that the reform of the vatican bureaucracy with which his electors tasked pope francis at the start of his p...
Christopher R. Altieri

Islamic State claims responsibility for Sri Lanka Easter bombings

the islamic state claimed responsibility on tuesday for the easter bombings in sri lanka that killed at least 321 people and left 500 injure...
Courtney Grogan/CNA

Cardinal criticises Sri Lanka government for failing to protect Christians

cardinal malcolm ranjith of colombo, sri lanka, has blamed the country's authorities for the security lapse he claims could have prevented e...
Michael Sainsbury