Pope Francis

‘An immense tragedy is unfolding before us’

pope francis and the head of the armenian apostolic church, catholicos karekin ii, have appealed for common action on behalf of persecuted c...
Staff writers

Pope: we ought to apologise to gay people

christians must ask forgiveness for ways they have discriminated against gay people or fostered hostility towards them, pope francis has sai...
Staff writers

Newman centre to open in Dublin

a centre for faith and reason named after blessed john henry newman is to be opened in dublin. the centre is an initiative of notre dam...
Staff writers

Pope: something isn’t working in ‘unwieldy’ EU

pope francis has called for the european union to come up with new creative ways to stay together following britain’s planned exit, saying i...
Staff writers

An accidental pilgrimage

‘england is not a catholic country.’ this claim seems trite even to an outsider like me, but over the course of my recent visit, it became h...
Matthew Schmitz

What Catholics must do after Orlando

during his recent visit to armenia, pope francis spoke of the need for christians to be active peacemakers in the midst of conflict. peacema...
Ron Belgau

‘Why can’t we choose our own Patriarch?’

why has the pope suddenly parachuted two italian franciscan priests into the most prestigious catholic posts in the holy land? both men are ...
Jill, Duchess of Hamilton

It’s not Confession that’s torture

pope francis likes to remind us that the confessional is not supposed to be “a torture chamber, but rather an encounter with the lord’s merc...
Tim Stanley

Saint of the week: St Junípero Serra (July 1)

washing indians’ feet miguel josé serra was born in 1713 in the spanish town of petra. influenced by st francis of assisi and the missionary...
Staff Reporter

Pictures of the Week

1 cricketing great sir garfield sobers meets members of the catering department during a visit to downside school in somerset 2 bernard mcgu...
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