Pope Francis

Liberal Catholicism’s unexpected crisis

You might think that progressives would be rejoicing under the current pontificate. Instead, they are fretting about the future

Matthew Schmitz

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A turning point in the Amoris debate

in the three months since its publication, the pope’s exhortation amoris laetitia has been described as brilliant, erroneous, confusing, gro...

Healing a rift in the City of Mercy?

kraków when pope francis arrives here next week for world youth day, will he come as his predecessors did – benedict xvi to honour john paul...

Fr Raymond de Souza

Scholars: Amoris Laetitia needs to be clarified

forty-five theologians and clergymen have written to cardinals asking them to request a clarification from pope francis that amoris laetitia...

Cardinal ‘delighted’ by new PM

cardinal vincent nichols has said he is delighted by the appointment of theresa may as prime minister because of the commitment she has show...

Pope prays for end to terror after Nice attack

pope francis has prayed for the end of “terror and death” of innocents as he expressed closeness to families and all of france mourning the ...

Bishop calls for prayer after police killings

the bishop of baton rouge, louisiana, has called for a week of prayer, fasting and reflection after the deaths of three police officers on s...

Comments of the Week

pope francis is a gift we ought to treasure sir – there is an old story of a man who, during a flood, refused to leave his house because, he...

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The big story of the past seven days

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