Pope Francis

Pope Francis sends Chilean bishops handwritten thank you note for action on abuse

The Pope praised the bishops' decisions as 'realistic and concrete'
Cindy Wooden

Brazil Church leaders speak against decriminalisation of abortion

'The right to life is the most fundamental of rights,' the Bishop of Rio Grande said
Lise Alves

Pope prays Blessed Paul VI will intercede for 'Church he loved so much'

Pope Francis described Paul VI as a 'great Pope of modernity'
Catholic News Service

Varadkar: I'll push Pope on accepting same-sex families

Irish ministers are stepping their criticisms of Church teaching ahead of the World Meeting of Families
Staff Reporter

The Catechism and the death penalty: are Catholics right to be worried?

This wouldn't be the first time a pope has been in tension with Catholic teaching
Dan Hitchens

Is the Vatican giving a promotion to laypeople?

What a Vatican reshuffle shows about its attitude to the laity
Fr Raymond de Souza

Congolese Catholics urge cardinal to run for president

Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya said he has 'other things to do'
Susan Byron

Why 'Uncle Ted' didn't want to be called a father

The Archbishop's easygoing persona was a social strategy – and a theological stance
Matthew Schmitz

Who is England's next saint?

Nuns, priests, a journalist and a certain cardinal are all in the running for canonisation
KV Turley

A grievous oversight

the fall of archbishop theodore mccarrick, whose resignation from the college of cardinals was accepted by pope francis last saturday, makes...
The Catholic Herald