Pope Francis

The Jesuit who photographed the First World War

Father Francis Browne SJ was already famous for taking the last photos of the Titanic
Francis Phillips

What is it like to be an underground Chinese seminarian?

Wang Jie discovered his vocation while sheltering seminarians who were escaping the communist authorities
Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis: Sacred music points to the beauty of Paradise

Sacred music can be a powerful instrument of evangelization, because it gives people a glimpse of the beauty of heaven, Pope Francis said
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Morning Catholic must-reads: 26/11/18

history will conclude with christ's eternal reign , pope francis said at yesterday's angelus ( full text , full video ). bishop robert morli...
Luke Coppen

Pope Francis urges young people to lead a 'revolution of service'

in a video message to young men and women around the world, pope francis has called on them to provoke an uprising of change by serving othe...
Junno Arocho Esteves

French court convicts priest and retired bishop

a french court has sentenced a priest to two years in prison, with a third year suspended, for the sexual abuse of minors. at the same time,...
Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Cupich appointed to committee for February abuse meeting

Pope Francis also appointed Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay and Archbishop Charles Scicluna
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

The scandal of China’s political bishop

cardinal joseph zen, emeritus of hong kong, was in rome earlier this month to hand-deliver a letter to pope francis about the escalating per...
Fr Raymond de Souza

Notes on a scandal

Last week, the Vatican dramatically blocked the US bishops’ proposals to tackle the crisis. What happens next?
Michael Warren Davis and Damian Thompson

Where piety and critical thinking meet

i live on both sides of a border. not a geographical one, but one which is often a dividing line between two groups. i was raised a conserva...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser