Pope Francis tells officials of Caritas Internationalis that the world needs a ‘revolution of tenderness’
Sister Blandina Segale was one of four candidates whose Cause, opened earlier this year, was approved by bishops
Cardinal-designate Kevin Farrell says pastoral guidelines for implementing Pope Francis’s exhortation should have been discussed at the US bishops’ autumn conference
Concern over corruption comes in the wake of a financial scandal involving the country’s Ministry of Health
Aid to the Church in Need say one in five countries has experienced Islamist violence since mid-2014
Archbishop Michael Byrnes says his ‘first job is to listen’ and help bring about ‘healing to those who said they have been abused’
The prisoners were selected according to the nature of their crimes and their behaviour while in prison
In London, we saw the mystery of Christ’s love through the relics of the Sacred Heart saints
St Claude la Colombière and St Margaret Mary Alacoque helped us to pray for a renewed trust in God
From Bernini’s elephant to our local parishes, we must keep the vandals at bay
Bernini’s 350-year-old elephant statue has been vandalised
The real Blessed Lucy of Narnia was even more amazing than CS Lewis’s imagination
Today is the feast day of the actual Blessed Lucy of Narnia. It really, really is
The beauty of Ordinariate liturgy can help Anglicans embrace Catholicism
Liturgy and ecumenism go hand in hand, as Vatican II’s documents demonstrate
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The meaning of Donald Trump
His breathtaking election victory has unleashed a dangerous new populism. But shrill denunciations are not the answer
How England took flesh
The nation has a glorious future if it rediscovers its identity as ‘the Dowry of Mary’
The 21st-century Habsburg mission
What does it mean to be born into one of the most influential royal houses of Europe?
Why hasn’t Pope Francis replied to the four cardinals’ letter?
The cardinals have asked Pope Francis for a yes-or-no answer on Communion. His silence is unsurprising
The power of private revelations
A new book by Stephen Walford explores and illuminates the Communion of Saints
After an invitation to a Jubilee Mass, what next for the homeless?
The Pope’s poignant gesture reminds us that the causes of homelessness must be addressed
Our ‘lesser of two evils’ politics has become unbearable
Many of us voted through gritted teeth. We need to invest our time and effort on building an alternative