Pope Francis

Make Oscar Romero a patron saint of WYD 2016, says Panamanian bishop

The martyr, who was assassinated while celebrating Mass, is suggested as patron saint at WYD to be held in Panama

Defending the common good

To prevent attacks before they occur, the underlying causes of ISIS’s success must be addressed

Lighting the way for the world

on saturday night a patch of land outside kraków became a field of light. from a distance, the field had a mellow glow. up close, you could ...

The Catholic Herald

August 7 to August 13

bishop arnold (salford) mon: meetings, wardley hall. tue: private engagements, wardley hall. wed: ordination mass, ampleforth abbey, 11.30am...

The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis at WYD: In Quotations

‘don’t be couch potatoes’ “god wants something from you. god hopes in you. god comes to break down all our fences. he comes to open the door...

Francis pays silent tribute to Holocaust dead

sitting with head bowed and eyes closed, pope francis has paid silent tribute to the victims of one of the worst atrocities of the 20th cent...

Pope: ‘Do not equate Islam with violence’

speaking to journalists on his return flight from kraków on sunday, pope francis said that violence exists in all religions including cathol...

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✣   highlights from the week online crisis for the jesuits despite reports that the jesuit pope has sparked a growth in jesuit membersh...

The big story of the past seven days

✣   islam isn’t a violent religion, says pope after priest’s murder what happened? speaking to journalists on his return flight from wo...

Defending the common good

paris. san bernardino. brussels. nice. istanbul. rouen. the pace of terrorist attacks linked to isis has accelerated over the past two years...