Vatican News

Philippine bishop backs case against Duterte in international court

A case filed at the Hague accuses President Duterte and 11 other Philippine officials of crimes against humanity

Associated Press

When Trump meets Francis

not everyone was pleased when pope francis decided to settle his hotel bill in person the day after his election. “i don’t like seeing the p...

The Catholic Herald

The big story of the past seven days

✣   lib dem leader under fire over beliefs what happened? the christian leader of the liberal democrats, tim farron, has come under fir...

The best of the blogosphere

✣ highlights from the week online we need to catch up with the global south despite lazy assumptions, the postcolonial world is a trend-sett...

Stay away from Rome, ex-Grand Master told

a papal delegate has told the former grand master of the order of malta to stay away from rome for the election of his successor, due to tak...

Pope Francis greets sister of slain French priest

christians need the heroic witness of those who stand up to hatred even when it means giving up their lives, pope francis has said. at rome’...

News in brief

cardinal issues plea for peace to buddhists cardinal jean-louis tauran, head of the pontifical council for interreligious dialogue, has issu...

Egypt’s long Good Friday

pope francis will be going to egypt at eastertide, but for the christians of that country it will still be one long good friday. the copts –...

Fr Raymond J de Souza: A religious order for difficult times

in this year of significant religious anniversaries, the 800 years since st francis sent the first friars to the holy land does not register...

Fr Raymond de Souza

A jaw-dropping new pilgrimage trail

on the feast of st james – the patron of the greatest walking pilgrimage in the world, the camino di santiago – i set off on the newly minte...