Pope Francis

What are we to make of Trump's choice of a 'pope critic' as ambassador to the Holy See?

rome – famously, von clausewitz defined war as “the continuation of politics by other means”. to hear some people tell it, president-elect d...

Joe Biden to meet Pope in final foreign trip as U.S. President

rome – the white house has announced that united states president joe biden will visit italy in january, where he will meet with pope franci...

Cardinal tries to ban girls from being altar servers

sri lankan cardinal malcolm ranjith of colombo has tried to ban girls from serving as altar servers in his archdiocese, on the grounds that ...

Pope laicises Argentine priest for multiple cases of child abuse

são paulo, brazil – pope francis removed argentine father justo josé ilarraz of the diocese of santísima concepción in tucumán from the prie...

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The SSPX's bishop problem

on june 30, 1988, archbishop marcel lefebvre, without vatican authorisation, consecrated four priests to the episcopate: bernard fellay, ber...

A Catholic call to action for peace and justice in Gaza

as we enter the advent season—a time for catholics to reflect on the hope and promise of christ’s birth—i feel compelled to address a matter...

Who comes next? It's not inappropriate to speculate on Pope Francis's successor

rome – whenever popes begin to age or fall sick, two developments are as inevitable as the rising and the setting of the sun. first, some pe...

Pope wants Rome to host young pilgrims ‘from every part of the earth’ for Jubilee

pope francis has written a letter to families, parishes and religious communities in the diocese of rome urging them to host young pilgrims ...

Vatican Nativity scene with Christ child on Palestinian keffiyeh removed

a nativity scene displayed at the vatican that depicted the infant jesus resting upon a palestinian keffiyeh has now been removed after caus...

Another English cardinal: the view from outside St Peter's Basilica

melanie mcdonagh gives a personal view of the elevation of timothy radcliffe op rome – it is, of course, a great honour to be invited to att...

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