Pope Francis

Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/03/17

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

Pope Francis to visit Colombia in September

The trip will begin on September 6, the country's president and nuncio have announced

Cardinal Nichols thanks Pope Francis for 'steadfast' defence of Church teaching

Cardinal Vincent Nichols has congratulated Francis on the fourth anniversary of his election

Reports of a 'plot against the Pope' are not wholly implausible

A Francis resignation seems unlikely – but then he is the 'Pope of surprises'

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

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This Lent, rediscover Oxford’s forgotten poet

William Herebert was one of the first people to turn Latin hymns into English poetry

The end of the ‘Hitler’s Pope’ myth

For 50 years, the truth about Pius XII’s battle against Nazism has been suppressed. But new evidence makes his heroism undeniable

Fr Leo Chamberlain OSB

The big story of the past seven days

✣  abuse survivor quits vatican commission what happened? the last remaining abuse survivor on the vatican’s commission for the protect...

Catholics shelter Copts fleeing terrorists

catholic churches and schools are offering shelter to coptic orthodox families fleeing isis in egypt’s north sinai region. fr rafic greiche,...

Cardinal: we’re not blocking reform on abuse

the vatican’s doctrinal chief has dismissed accusations that vatican officials are resisting recommendations on best practices for protectin...