Pope Francis

it had never happened before and has never happened since. on november 11, 1417, a pope was selected largely thanks to the efforts of the en...

John Whitehead

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The Catholic Herald

"pope francis is a true rock star.” who says? an actual rock star. sting, formerly of the police, attended a general audience recently and w...

Michael Duggan

a friend of mine texted me last week to say that she’d found a nice church round the corner from her office and had just “popped in for a lu...

Damian Thompson

The Pope prayed for the 38 people who died the previous day in the Genoa bridge collapse

Cindy Wooden

Venezuelan Archbishop Edgar Pena Parra will take up a key role in the Vatican

Staff Reporter

Archbishop Philip Wilson was convicted of failing to report child abuse

Catholic News Service

Fr Thomas Rosica said the Church is now 'ruled by an individual rather than by... its own dictates of tradition plus Scripture'

Staff Reporter

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Luke Coppen

Young people should remember they are part of the Church too, the Pope said