Pope Francis

Cardinal praises Pope’s attitude to dubia

cardinal vincent nichols has expressed his support for pope francis in the wake of questions raised by four cardinals about parts of amoris ...
Staff writers

Pope appoints envoy to Medjugorje faithful

pope francis has appointed a polish archbishop to study the pastoral needs of the pilgrims flocking to medjugorje and the people who live in...
Staff writers

Francis reveals anti-stress secret

pope francis has said that to retain a sense of peace he writes down all his problems in notes to st joseph. during an audience with religio...
Staff writers

The changing world of Catholic charities

first, the good news. the past 50 years has seen millions of people brought out of poverty, thanks largely to health and nutrition improveme...
Chris Bain

A worldwide force for good

stalin famously said of the church, “the pope! how many divisions has he?” less well known is churchill’s response that stalin “might have m...
David Paton

Comments of the Week

vatican double-talk on the unborn sir – in your leading article of february 10, you ask whether those unhappy with many of the words and dee...
The Catholic Herald

Omnium Gatherum

this week brings the feast of st peter damian (d february 22, 1072 or 1073), doctor of the church (february 23 in the traditional calendar, ...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Saint of the week: Margaret of Cortona (February 22)

sexual temptation margaret of cortona was born in loviana, tuscany, in 1247. her mother died when she was seven and her father, a farmer, re...
Staff Reporter

February 19 to February 25

cardinal nichols (westminster) mon: ccee-cec joint committee meeting (day 1), paris, france, 9.00am. tue: ccee-cec joint committee meeting (...
The Catholic Herald

Cathedral organist is first Western musician to play in Syria since start of war

'The moment will be forever in my heart,' said Eugenio Maria Fagiani
Catholic News Service