Vatican News

pope francis heard confessions at a youth prison in panama friday, telling the young inmates that “you have a bigger purpose,” and that ther...

Courtney Grogan/CNA

young men and women in the church can bring the joy of the gospel to the world by showing that god's love extends to all people and excludes...

Junno Arocho Esteves

a survey of bishops in the us released this week found that among respondents, 41 percent believe it theoretically possible to ordain women ...

Catholic News Agency

pope francis warned on thursday against the increasing narcissism and “spirals of hatred” found on today’s social media networks, encouragin...

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the trial of the kaiser by william schabas oup, 412pp, £25/$35 "we’re going to hang jeff davis from a sour-apple tree,” sang yankee soldiers...

Allan Massie

send bishop barron to washington sir – “few would deny that 2018 was an annus horribilis for the catholic church in the united states.” so w...

The Catholic Herald

on the morning of january 1, 2019, my family and i began a new life in the catholic church. at mass for the solemnity of mary, mother of god...

Andrew Petiprin

when none of my historian friends are looking, i like to draw parallels between pope francis and blessed pope pius ix. of course the pairing...

Matthew Schmitz

anthony burgess’s earthly powers was a great baggy monster of a novel which should perhaps have won the booker prize in 1980, but was beaten...

Allan Massie

a month away from the vatican’s sexual abuse summit and the smell of failure is in the air, emanating not from the holy father’s critics but...

Fr Raymond de Souza