Pope Francis

Penalty time

pope francis is changing the catechism of the catholic church in order to declare that the death penalty is “inadmissible” – in other words,...
The Catholic Herald

The big story of the past seven days

✣ pope orders change to catechism on death penalty what happened? pope francis changed the wording of the catechism on the death penalty. th...
Staff writers

The best of the web

✣ highlights from the week online a saint’s writings finally in print at new liturgical movement, peter kwasniewski drew attention to a majo...
Staff writers

In brief

new orleans centre to promote african-american sainthood candidates xavier university of louisiana has announced that its institute for blac...
Staff writers

Pakistan: Meet the new boss

the new leader promises change. but christians aren’t celebrating yet in a televised speech made after his victory in pakistan’s elections, ...
John Pontifex

‘It’s a bit like being a paramedic’

Armitage has a track record in building institutions and the bishops wanted someone who could develop England’s national Marian shrine
Mark Greaves

Fr Raymond J de Souza: Two teachers of moral truth

august 6th is probably the most common date of secular significance put to homiletic use. preachers for that day’s feast of the transfigurat...
Fr Raymond de Souza

Thai cave boys give a lesson in gratitude

one of the most striking photographs of the week was that showing the young thai boys – so courageously rescued from that perilous cave – at...
Mary Kenny

Film: Secular sermonising gets Francis all wrong

did you know that pope francis is the head of a global humanitarian organisation dedicated principally to saving “mother earth”? this is the...
KV Turley

The new Catechism text on the death penalty will damage the Church

Yes, the revised wording is unclear. But it certainly seems to imply that previous popes led the faithful into grave error
Edward Feser