Pope Francis

sacred music has a special role in the catholic liturgy, and archbishop alexander sample of portland in oregon has written a pastoral letter...

Catholic News Agency

the 15th international world youth day ended on sunday with a mass celebrated by pope francis attended by hundreds of thousands of young peo...

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pope francis has said that he is “terrified of a bloodbath” in venezuela ( full text ). sunday’s church bombing must not derail the peace pr...

Luke Coppen

having blogged last week about ulf and birgitta ekman’s book, the great discovery: our journey into the catholic church , i was keen to ask ...

Francis Phillips

pope francis has said he opposes making priestly celibacy optional, however he may consider allowing married men to be ordained priests in r...

Staff Reporter

while sharing a private lunch with pilgrims from around the world, pope francis expressed his solidarity with victims of sexual abuse by mem...

Junno Arocho Esteves

serving god and his mission is not a passing thing, but can and should be pursued in the present, with one’s entire life, pope francis said ...

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pope francis heard confessions at a youth prison in panama friday, telling the young inmates that “you have a bigger purpose,” and that ther...

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young men and women in the church can bring the joy of the gospel to the world by showing that god's love extends to all people and excludes...

Junno Arocho Esteves

a survey of bishops in the us released this week found that among respondents, 41 percent believe it theoretically possible to ordain women ...

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