Fr Sosa also said that if there were women deacons, 'more doors' could open afterwards
Fr Sosa also said that if there were women deacons, ‘more doors’ could open afterwards
‘Today, in one moment, we became orphans,’ said his successor, Archbishop Shevchuk
Fr Alexandre Awi Mello, who will serve in the dicastery for laity, family and life, has written a book about Francis’s devotion to Mary
Evidence suggests pregnancy rates fell sharply in those areas where budgets were most aggressively cut
Some of the frescos are more than 1,600 years old
‘A shepherd must be ready to step down completely from his church, rather than leave in a partial manner,’ the Pope said
Bishop Angaelos said even terrorists are created in God’s image, and He placed them on earth for much greater things
A Catholic priest is among those being held by the extremists in the southern city of Marawi
DeGrazia built the chapel in 1952 in honour of Southwest missionary Jesuit Father Eusebio Kino and dedicated it to Our Lady of Guadalupe
President Duterte declared martial law across the southern part of the country after Islamist militants stormed the city of Marawi
The Pope reportedly made the decision reluctantly ‘after the information coming to his desk left him with few alternatives’
In their election advice, the bishops said Westminster politicians should be sensitive to the impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland
Jesuit superior general: �We have formed symbolic figures such as the devil to express evil’
Coptic Orthodox bishop tells terrorists: �You are loved’
Pope Francis: A good shepherd knows when to step down
Priest criticises parents who reduce First Communion to â€?orgy of materialism with miniature…
Self-denial should be for Catholics, too
The political consensus on sex education flies in the face of the evidence
Reports show the current approach is dangerous and ineffective. Catholic schools must show a better alternative
The Elizabethan martyr who shows us how to love our faith
St Robert Southwell heroically ministered to the faithful in Elizabethan England
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Diary: Drawing cartoons for George Osborne
As political cartoonist at the Evening Standard, I hope to keep alive a distinguished tradition of mischief making
This wave of technology will transform politics
There are formidable challenges ahead, but we need not panic
Self-denial should be for Catholics, too
The fuss we make about giving up sweets seems ridiculous when a billion Muslims aren’t even drinking water. Catholics once took abstinence seriously
The Catacombs remind us of the courage and steadfastness of the early Christians
A visit to Rome is incomplete without a pilgrimage to these holy places, sacred to the memory of Christians who were prepared to die for their faith
Should Catholics watch The Handmaid’s Tale?
The Guardian seems to think that the Tale is an anti-religious tract. Well, it isn’t
The synod dominated by heretics and eccentrics with bad ideas
The Church is a family; in every family there are eccentric uncles and peculiar cousins like Leopold and Ricci who, we all feel, are best forgotten
To defeat Islamists, our governments must enter the battle of ideas
It’s time they got off the fence
50 years on, a fascinating glimpse of how liturgical reform became a juggernaut
Eucharisticum Mysterium, issued on May 25 1967, shows the conflict between innovation and tradition
Trump seems content with traditional US foreign policy. More’s the pity
From Riyadh to Rome, Trump’s first trip has shown he’s no foreign policy maverick