Pope Francis

Letters from the Vatican #6

​​​​​​​how can the success or failure of the vatican “abuse summit,” which concluded yesterday, be measured? a week ago, your editor suggest...
Xavier Rynne II

What was missing from the Pope’s closing remarks at the abuse summit

pope francis this morning delivered his concluding remarks to participants in the four-day meeting on child protection that began last thurs...
Christopher R. Altieri

'What have I failed to do?' - Pope leads bishops in abuse crisis examination of conscience

pope francis saturday led the presidents of the world’s bishops’ conferences in a penitential liturgy and examination of conscience on their...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Letters from the Vatican #5

at the beginning of february, a month in which an intense, global media spotlight has been focused on the catholicism’s struggles with cleri...
Xavier Rynne II

Abuse summit day two: How to hold bishops to account

(rome – february 22nd, 2019) “accountability”: that was the theme chosen for day 2 of the meeting for the protection of minors taking place ...
Christopher R. Altieri

Letters from the Vatican #4

“ grant, we pray, almighty god, that no tempests may disturb us, for you have set us fast on the rock of the apostle peter’s confession of f...
Xavier Rynne II

Letters & emails

newman’s message to a church in crisis sir – the news that blessed john henry newman is to be canonised is wonderful. what that holy man wou...
The Catholic Herald

Shamima Begum's son didn't choose ISIS

the woman selling daily papers at the supermarket pointed to a picture of shamima begum, the “jihadi bride” who now wants to return to brita...
Mary Kenny

Two very different ways of fighting communism

last week, the cause of cardinal józsef mindszenty of hungary (1892-1975) took a major step forward: pope francis declared mindszenty venera...
Marc Roscoe Loustau

Behind the abuse crisis, a crisis of governance

the sexual abuse summit’s second full day will be february 22, feast of the chair of st peter, the liturgical commemoration of the petrine o...
Fr Raymond de Souza