By chhotebhai Kanpur: It is with a heavy heart that I am writing this piece. God chose St Francis of Assisi in the 13th Century, saying to him, “Go and repair my church”. Those were the Dark Ages of the Catholic Church, where power, corruption and hedonism were rampant; rightContinue Reading
By John L. Allen Jr ROME: If there’s one thing anyone who’s covered the Vatican for a long time ought to have learned by now, it’s never to say a particular story just can’t get any more surreal, because trust me – it always can. On August 28, veteran VaticanContinue Reading
During Mass in front of 300,000 people in Dublin on Aug 26, Pope Francis apologized for “crimes” committed by the Catholic Church, including the sexual and physical abuse of children at schools and churches. He was ending a two-day visit to the Republic of Ireland by celebrating a Mass at Dublin’s PhoenixContinue Reading
Their recognition will strengthen the faith of the people of India, especially at a time like we are passing throughContinue Reading
On Aug 20, Pope Francis released a letter responding to the massive sexual assault crisis involving 1,000 victims and 300 priests in the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania. Francis condemned “clericalism,” called the entire Catholic Church to fasting and prayer, and presented the scandal in terms of God’s judgment on an unfaithfulContinue Reading
Twitter has created a new papal visit emoji in honour of Pope Francis’s visit to Ireland this August. The emoji, consisting of the smiling face of the pope against an Irish flag backdrop, can be generated under a number of hashtags including #PopeinIreland and will be launched on Tuesday. PopeContinue Reading
Francis spoke about the difficulty of being pope, saying the work “is not easy”Continue Reading
Dear Troubled Catholics, I have never seen so many “ordinary Catholics”—who usually never follow or hear about Church news—as deeply troubled as I have seen them in response to the recent revelations about the retired archbishop of Washington, DC. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was asked by the pope to resign fromContinue Reading
Pope Francis has changed the Catechism to say the death penalty is “inadmissible”, sparking a debate over the meaning of the word in the context of Church teaching. The Vatican announced the change to Canon 2267 on Thursday. The text now reads: Recourse to the death penalty on the partContinue Reading
