Pope Francis

Italians bishops counter Pope by promoting sacked CDF secretary

italian bishops appear to have delivered a snub to pope francis by promoting a vatican official who the pope sacked months after the officia...

Prayers answered: Nicaraguan bishop imprisoned for life gains freedom, though exiled to Vatican

nicaragua has released a bishop jailed for 26 years after he stood up to the regime of president daniel ortega. bishop rolando álvarez of ma...

New poll finds Pope’s unfavourable rating among Americans at all-time high

new york – a new survey conducted this past december has found that while most american adults still have a favourable view of pope francis,...

Pope Benedict XVI’s top aide speaks candidly about the historic resignation

rome – pope benedict xvi’s long-time private secretary, german archbishop georg gänswein, spent the feast of the epiphany at a small parish ...

Surrogacy: Is there now nothing that the modern world won't commoditise?

this january sales time it appears you can get yourself a half-price baby. or at least one at a reduced price, excluding delivery charge. th...

Cardinal Sarah finally speaks out on Fiducia Supplicans

cardinal robert sarah has given his first in-depth and public interview on  fiducia supplicans , the controversial new document on same...

Vatican’s doctrinal chief explains how he came to write erotically charged book on ‘mystical passion’ as young priest

rome – a book written 25 years ago by now-cardinal víctor manuel fernández giving an in-depth spiritual reflection on human sexuality and th...

Notes from the Holy Land: Epiphany in Bethlehem with the Franciscans (Part 2)

fr luke gregory ofm is a franciscan friar based in rhodes who journeys frequently to the holy land and is a director of the charity pro terr...

Luke Gregory OFM

Rome to be spruced up in time for Year of Jubilee, Mayor Gualtieri tells Pope Francis

rome – in a half-hour audience with pope francis on friday, rome’s mayor roberto gualtieri reported that more than 1,400 public work sites a...

Notes from the Holy Land: Epiphany in Bethlehem with the Franciscans (Part 1)

fr luke gregory ofm is a franciscan friar based in rhodes who journeys frequently to the holy land and is a director of the charity pro terr...

Luke Gregory OFM