Pope Francis

News round-up: From Huancayo to Hyderabad

richmond, virginia catholic senator votes against abortion survival bill catholic bishops in virginia have said they are “outraged” at the v...
Staff writers

Meanwhile: A chef's calling and Florence and the Machine

a star chef launched a cafeteria to feed the poor – after remembering a prayer he sent up decades ago. robert mendoza, who has cooked for th...
Staff writers

The week ahead: Family fast day, Francis's sixth anniversary, Pell sentencing

one way to help the needy this lent is to join cafod’s family fast day on friday march 15. the idea is to eat a simple meal – a bowl of soup...
Staff writers

The controversies that will define the Amazon synod

now that the abuse summit is over, vatican-watchers are turning their attention to rome’s next big gathering of bishops: the amazon synod. t...
The Catholic Herald

Lenten fasting is a 'wake-up call for the soul', Pope says

fasting from food or other things during lent is a chance for catholics to reorient their material attachments, pope francis said on ash wed...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Cardinal Pell's appeal process to begin in June

an australian court announced on wednesday that cardinal george pell's application for leave to appeal his conviction of sexual abuse will b...
Catholic News Agency

Pope declines to take up young activist's Lenten vegan challenge

pope francis does not appear to have taken up a young environmental activist’s call to observe a vegan lent. the 12-year-old american girl, ...
Flora Watkins

Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/03/19

pope francis has appealed for “a new presence of catholics” in latin american politics. the rome-beijing agreement "will greatly help the ca...
Luke Coppen

Vatican to open secret archives on Pope Pius XII

the vatican will open the secret archives on pope pius xii, pope francis has announced. pope pius led the church through the second world wa...
Staff Reporter

Stop gossiping and repent of your sins, Pope says

in a visit to a roman parish on sunday, pope francis encouraged catholics to stop gossiping and ruminating on the shortcomings of other peop...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA