Pope Francis

A formidable nuncio

it was something of a mystery why archbishop antonio mennini was appointed apostolic nuncio to great britain in 2010. why did rome deploy on...

The Catholic Herald

The big story of the past seven days

✣  donald trump takes office in divided america what happened? donald trump took office as the 45th president of the united states. in ...

The best of the Catholic blogosphere

✣   highlights from the week online the priest who used to live on the street catholic news agency told the remarkable story of fr clau...

Be like goalkeepers, Pope tells Irish bishops

pope francis spent almost two hours talking to ireland’s bishops last week, telling them he wanted to hear their questions, concerns and eve...

Vatican advisers clash on Pope’s abuse reforms

two members of pope francis’s commission on child protection have clashed over the effectiveness of recent reforms. the psychiatrist barones...

Luther wanted to renew the Church, says Pope

pope francis has told lutheran pilgrims from finland that martin luther’s intention 500 years ago “was to renew the church, not divide her”....

Friar: a sense of hope is growing in Aleppo

a franciscan friar who visited the syrian city of aleppo last week has said that the devastation there is beyond what people can imagine. fr...

Francis: we must ‘wait and see’ on Trump

as president donald trump was being sworn in, pope francis told an interviewer it would be “reckless” to pass judgment on the new president ...

Ordinariate issues Amoris guidelines

bishop steven lopes, head of the american ordinariate, has reaffirmed traditional church teaching on communion for the remarried. a pastoral...

The Maltese furore

the apostle paul brought the gospel to malta, and the maltese today arguably remain the most catholic people on the planet, despite plunging...