Pope Francis

Missionary work: not just for priests

book extract a parish, by nature, is missionary. it opens out. it does not fold in upon itself. jesus sent his disciples: ‘‘go into all the ...
Cardinal Francis Arinze

A melancholy trip among the Travellers

the stopping places by damian le bas, chatto and windus, 320pp, £15 where have they all gone? well might you ask. there was a time when the ...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Omnium Gatherum

let’ s see if i can relate a few unrelated things in my accustomed, exiguous weekly 400 words. first, a couple of weeks ago, i wrote about t...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Pope Francis changes Catechism to say death penalty 'inadmissible'

Cardinal Ladaria said the change does not contradict previous Church teaching
Staff Reporter

Pope Francis may not meet abuse survivors in Ireland, says archbishop

The Archbishop of Dublin said it would be 'great' if a meeting could be arranged but that 'time is very tight'
Staff Reporter

Want to deal with abusive clergy? Look to medieval times, says historian

St Peter Damian said lack of fear of the Lord and His last judgment leads to prelates going astray
Carol Glatz

Pope Francis meets 60,000 altar servers from around the world

The Pope told the servers to aspire to become saints
Junno Arocho Esteves

Honduran bishops deny 'culture of homosexuality' at seminary

A news outlet reported that 48 seminarians complained of 'gravely immoral situations' at the national seminary
Staff Reporter

Contraception 'makes men egoists' and fuels sexual violence, papal theologian says

The contraceptive mentality allows men to think of women as objects, said Fr Wojciech Giertych
Catherine Sheehan

Pope Francis accepts Archbishop Wilson's resignation

Archbishop Philip Wilson is appealing against a conviction for failing to report child abuse
Staff Reporter