Pope Francis

The week ahead: A blessing, a gentleman, a pro-life opportunity

on easter morning at 10am rome time, pope francis will give the annual blessing “urbi et orbi” (“to the city and the world”). a plenary indu...
Staff writers

Trump calls Pope Francis promising to help Notre Dame reconstruction

president donald trump and pope francis spoke on the phone wednesday afternoon, with the president pledging to assist with the rebuilding of...
Catholic News Agency

Rosica's Pope Francis text plagiarized from anti-Catholic blog, report says

a canadian priest’s controversial 2018 characterization of pope francis was plagiarized, according to a recent media report. the priest, fr....
Catholic News Agency

Dispute over Papal Foundation’s $25 million grant approval continues

scrutiny continues for the u.s.-based papal foundation, amid questions of whether some of its grant activity was motivated by a desire to se...
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Notre Dame is not, and never should be, just a museum

much as already been written, even hours after the devastating fire at the cathedral of notre dame de paris, about the “iconic status” of th...
Fr Benedict Kiely

Morning Catholic must-reads: 16/04/19

opposing benedict xvi to pope francis is a “false game” , cardinal gerhard müller has said. the general secretary of the indian bishops' con...
Luke Coppen

Morning Catholic must-reads: 15/04/19

at yesterday's angelus, pope francis urged young people to “pray the rosary for peace, especially for peace in the holy land and in the midd...
Luke Coppen

Pope Francis on Palm Sunday: True triumph is found in Christ’s humility

on palm sunday, pope francis warned against the temptation of “triumphalism,” encouraging catholics to follow jesus’s way of humility and ob...
Courtney Grogan/CNA

The crisis is about more than a disintegration of moral theology

when pope benedict xvi renounced the petrine office, he promised to retreat into a secluded - essentially monastic - life of prayer. he has,...
Christopher R. Altieri

Benedict's essay supports Francis' call for 'zero tolerance'

after the april 11 publication of a new essay by pope emeritus benedict xvi, commentators are mostly discussing their perception of the poli...
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