Pope Francis

Relation of Princess Diana on road to becoming a saint

The Vatican has taken a key step along the road to declaring an English aristocrat related to Princes William and Harry to be a saint

Murdered US nuns remembered for helping the needy

A man has been charged with two counts of capital murder in the killing of Sister Margaret Held and Sister Paula Merrill

Associated Press

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg meets Pope Francis

Pair discuss 'how to use communication technologies to alleviate poverty'

Associated Press

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Two nuns found dead in their Mississippi home

The bodies of two nuns who served their community 'faithfully for many years' have been found at their home in Mississippi

Associated Press

Teach future priests that life has grey areas, Pope urges Jesuits

In a meeting with 28 Jesuit priests, the Pope encouraged clergy to practice 'spiritual discernment' when advising those seeking help

Catholic News Service

Scholars divided over authority of Amoris Laetitia

The canon lawyer Kurt Martens said that Amoris Laetitia had to be interpreted in line with previous Church teaching

The Pope reaches out to America

The appointment of Bishop Farrell suggests the Pope wants the Church in the US to move away from confrontation and towards dialogue

Britain's Ordinariate is in peril. Here is how to save it

Hostility from the authorities, and apathy from its own clergy, have put the Ordinariate’s future in danger. But there could be a simple solution

Damian Thompson