Pope Francis

We can have it both ways

it’s not often that academic conferences make headlines, but when the vatican’s liturgy chief, cardinal robert sarah, invited priests last w...

The Pontiff’s new American voice

pope francis made two groundbreaking appointments to the vatican press office on monday. his choice as deputy director of the press office w...

Madeleine Teahan

In brief

pope to visit chapel rebuilt by st francis pope francis will visit a stone chapel rebuilt by st francis of assisi next month to mark the 800...

Remarried ‘must live as siblings’

the archbishop of philadelphia has reiterated that divorced and remarried couples in his archdiocese should live “as brother and sister”. ar...

Vatican jails priest but acquits journalists

a vatican court has acquitted two journalists who published confidential documents but sentenced their source, a spanish monsignor, to 18 mo...

Veteran journalist named papal spokesman

pope francis has named two experienced journalists to lead the vatican press office. greg burke, from st louis in the united states, will su...

Pope reduces Cardinal Pell’s finance role

pope francis has announced a reorganisation of the oversight and administration of the vatican’s financial affairs, a move that appears to h...

Charity founded by Catholics may have to close

the international development charity progressio, which is inspired by catholic social teaching, is considering closing. the charity is stru...

Bishop unveils pastoral reform programme

bishop philip egan of portsmouth has initiated a reform of his diocese’s pastoral practice in response to pope francis’s amoris laetitia. in...

Catholic universities need Catholic staff, says prominent academic

The president of the Catholic University of America defended the identity of Catholic universities at a conference last week

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