Pope Francis

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

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