Pope Francis

BBC admits it underestimated the Church’s opposition to Hitler

The BBC conceded it was false to describe the Church as being 'silent' in the face of Nazism

The Pope criticises young admirers of the Old Mass. I think I know who he means

Rigid? Disapproving? Some younger worshippers fit the description

Stephen Bullivant

Mary shows what good comes from wholehearted 'yes' to God, says Pope

Pope Francis made his traditional visit to the statue of Mary by the Spanish Steps in the centre of Rome

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'A gravely critical moment': Catholic scholars call on bishops to support the four cardinals

The 23 scholars include members of pontifical institutions and major universities

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Was Benedict's abdication really God's will?

Last Testament has much to delight Benedict's admirers, but on one crucial point it leaves me uneasy

Fr Raymond de Souza

The return of Jansenism

Is there a faint echo of the Jansenist controversy in the current dubia drama?

Piers Paul Read

Rome’s dangerous gamble in China

Historic talks between Vatican and Beijing could unify the Church in China but critics say a deal with an atheist government would 'betray Christ'

Benedict Rogers

Patriarch Kirill's PR offensive

in sunday, patriarch kirill consecrated a new russian orthodox cathedral in paris. the building - nicknamed "st vladimir's", after the man w...

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