Pope Francis

Television: Humbled by the good Brothers of Bradford

don’t you find that good catholics embarrass you? the bbc documentary bronx to bradford: friars on a mission (available on iplayer) left me ...
Tim Stanley

Pastor Iuventus

when nostalgia gets in the way of grace i have loved the city of caen, in normandy, since i first came here years ago for a summer school at...
Pastor Iuventus

Far from a plaster saint

dorothy day is alleged to have said: “don’t call me a saint; i don’t want to be dismissed that easily.” a new biography of her by her grandd...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser

Pope Francis signs decree declaring Cardinal Van Thuan venerable

The Vietnamese archbishop was imprisoned for 13 years by the country's Communist authorities
Staff Reporter

Bishop: the West Country is 'mission territory' akin to Pakistan or Burma

Bishop Mark O'Toole of Plymouth has urged every Catholic in his diocese to be a missionary disciple
Staff Reporter

Morning Catholic must-reads: 04/05/17

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen

What Pope Francis got right - and wrong - in his attack on libertarianism

Mainstream believers in the free market do not think that ‘all relationships that create ties must be eliminated’
Philip Booth

Egypt is a beacon of hope and refuge, Pope Francis says

Egypt has the task of promoting a lasting peace that "rests not on the law of force but on the force of law", the Pope said
Junno Arocho Esteves

Pope Francis to meet Aung San Suu Kyi at Vatican

The nobel laureate has become a more controversial figure since coming to power last year
Nick Hallett

The Franciscans: a religious order for difficult times

The Church owes a significant debt to the order
Fr Raymond de Souza