The inauguration of the Jubilee of Mercy, the opening of the Holy Door, by this most popular of pontiffs was expected to draw masses of believers to Rome in unprecedented numbers. But the first tally […]
During his lifetime Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, the retired archbishop of Bologna whose death earlier this month made national headlines but not the international papers, came to be one of the most controversial and influential cardinals […]
There is a place in Slovakia called Bardejovska Nova Ves where pro-lifers have erected a poignant monument to the Unborn Child. It portrays a weeping mother, on her knees before a translucent child figure, depicted […]
The situation grows ever-more desperate in Syria, especially for the shrinking groups of Christians still in the region. In the city of Aleppo, at one time home to the country’s largest community of Christians, what […]
“These are the signs that will be associated with believers: in my name they will cast out devils; they will have the gift of tongues, they will pick up snakes in their hands and be […]
Last year Pope Francis called for a day of prayer and fasting for peace in Syria, the Middle East, and the whole world, setting the date for September 7 and himself presiding over a prayer […]
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk and Mahilyow is a member of one of the three English-language working groups at the Synod of Bishops, together with a number of the gathering’s most prominent voices, such as […]
On Sunday, October 5, as the long-awaited Synod on the Family was about to open, Italy witnessed a spate of physical intimidation reminiscent of what had been seen in the decade after the student riots […]
Although ecumenism has received increased attention from Church authorities at all levels in the decades following the Second Vatican Council, during his short period of time as pontiff Pope Francis has approached this area with […]
As civil war continues to rage in Syria, Christian communities with ancient roots in the country stand in the crossfire between the Syrian government and the rebel forces. Below is an account of several days […]
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