Governance, authoritarianism, the Rupnik affair: Pope Francis responds to criticism
In first interview after Benedict XVI’s death, the pope says he never intervened in the case concerning Marko Rupnik, the Slovenian Jesuit accused of raping several women
Pope to meet Congolese war victims during trip to Africa
Pope Francis will go to DR-Congo and South Sudan next week for the 40th international journey of his decade-long pontificate
The Congolese nightmare
The importance of the papal visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Women take lead at international media forum in Lourdes
Some 230 Catholic media professionals gathered for three days at the world-famous Marian shrine in France for the 26th International Days of Saint Francis de Sales
A love centered in Jesus
Recognizing that Jesus’ level of bravery, as his final years exemplify, is intimately connected with, perhaps arising out of, his incredible universal love
Blessed are the poor in spirit
Gospel reflection for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Mt 5, 1-12)
Ukraine is not Melos…
Let’s keep Thucydides out of Russia’s war against Ukraine
Two lives
In their public lives, Benedict XVI and Cardinal George Pell had a significant influence on the life of the Church; but their private lives were far less understood
Former priest Frank Pavone, head of Priests for Life, faces sexual misconduct allegations
Embattled former priest and pro-life activist Frank Pavone is facing accusations of sexual misconduct that took place prior to his laicization in November 2022. Pavone, national director of the nonprofit Priests for Life, was the subject of at least two reports sent to the Diocese of Amarillo, Texas, “during or before 2010,” according to a […]
A meeting of body and soul in art
Phoenix-based artist Monica Aissa Martinez is fascinated by the intricacies of the human body. Her current project, “Nothing in Stasis,” comprises a series of large-scale paintings of family and friends that explore the confluence of body, mind, and spirit. If you happen to be in Arizona, the Tucson Museum of Art is hosting an eponymous […]