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it was 5 am, january 24, 2018; the cobbled streets of quito were still dark and deserted when fireworks began to shoot up from a church on l...

Jane Stannus

pope francis expressed gratitude for his upcoming trip to the united arab emirates, noting it is an opportunity to promote greater peace bet...

Catholic News Agency

what was “washington’s birthday” is quickly approaching us: now often redubbed “presidents’ day”, the repackaging allows us to forget “linco...

Charles Coulombe

dear father rutler, i don’t like giving the sign of the peace at mass. it seems to me like a needless distraction. i can glad-hand mrs smith...

Fr George Rutler

the big story of the past seven days ✣ pope francis: i’ll think about exceptions on priestly celibacy what happened? pope francis said on mo...

Staff writers

pope francis launched his own profile on the “click to pray” app on sunday, january 20, just ahead of his departure for world youth day cele...

Christopher R. Altieri

archbishop anthony fisher of sydney was one of the leading protagonists at last october’s youth synod in rome. in an outspoken address, he a...

Jordan Bloom

australia’s second youngest archbishop, archbishop anthony fisher op of sydney, has made quite an impression on the global church. speaking ...

Natasha Marsh

world youth day appeared, even for those of us who watched from afar, to be the church at her best – joyous, united, drawing energy for evan...

Fr Raymond de Souza

the kaiser should have faced justice sir – in his review of the trial of the kaiser (books, january 25), allan massie concludes that “german...

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