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Is it too late to reform the Vatican?

The cardinals who elected Pope Francis hoped for major curial reform. Why isn't it going to plan?

Don’t cry for Argentina

in january, pope francis will make his sixth trip to latin america. he will travel to peru and chile, which shares a 3,200-mile border with ...

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The big story of the past seven days

✣   vatican’s chief auditor in surprise resignation what happened? the vatican’s auditor- general, libero milone, has resigned, in the ...

The best of the blogosphere

✣ highlights from the week online the conversion of an episcopalian minister at workingthebeads.com, jonathan mitchican announced that he wi...

Catholic school offers ‘gender neutral’ uniform

parents have expressed dismay after a catholic primary school in london announced that it will introduce a “gender neutral” uniform policy t...

Vatican speaks out on detained Chinese bishop

the vatican has expressed “grave concern” over the situation of a bishop in mainland china who has been in government custody for almost 10 ...

Patriarch consecrates Middle East to Mary

the head of the maronite church consecrated lebanon and the whole of the middle east to the immaculate heart of mary during a pilgrimage to ...

‘Lion’ of US Church dies aged 88

archbishop emeritus john quinn of san francisco, who led the northern california archdiocese for 18 years, has died aged 88. church commenta...

Fr John Bollan: The staunch Catholics with no time for Mass

pope francis is the first pontiff in recent history not to have participated in the second vatican council. but the imprint of post-concilia...