Pope Francis visits notorious prison on final day of Mexico tour
Pope Francis urged society to rethink its ideas of locking up inmates and throwing away the key, calling such an approach another symptom of the “throwaway culture” he often decries and “a symptom of a...
View ArticlePope Francis did not ‘lose his cool’ during his trip to Mexico
I have a problem with the assertion that Pope Francis ‘lost his temper’ with one of his fans during his trip to Mexico. There is a piece of footage doing the rounds – showing His Holiness being pulled...
View ArticlePope Francis condemns ‘blind violence’ after Brussels bombings
Pope Francis has condemned the “blind violence” of the terrorist attacks that took place in Brussels on Tuesday morning, which have killed over 30 people. Two explosions hit Zaventem airport in the...
View ArticleAmoris Laetitia is ‘kitchen sink theology’ and all the better for it
Okay, you’ve already seen the headlines, and no doubt skipped to find the juicy bits in the text itself. (At least, I hope you have. If a blog by me is really your first port of call for something like...
View ArticleLook at your own sins before judging others, Pope says at audience
Christians must look to their own sins and failings and not fall into the temptation of hypocrisy that causes them to believe they are better than others, Pope Francis said. “The relationship of...
View ArticlePhilippine president-elect attacks Catholic Church and bishops
The presumptive Philippine president-elect has launched a verbal attack on the country’s dominant Church as “the most hypocritical institution” and accused some of its bishops of corruption for...
View ArticleNormandy church where Fr Hamel was murdered by ISIS reopens
The Normandy church where Islamic extremists cut a priest’s throat and used nuns as human shields reopened on Sunday for the first time since the attack, with a special cleansing ritual and call for...
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Vatican nativity scene includes earthquake-damaged church spire
The Vatican’s Christmas nativity scene has an unusual addition this year: a spire from one of the dozens of churches and basilicas that were damaged or destroyed in this year’s central Italy...
View ArticlePope Francis urges media to tell more ‘good news’ stories
Pope Francis has urged the media to tell “good news” stories and to not constantly focus on stories to do with war and terrorism. In his message for the 51st World Day of Communications, entitled...
View ArticleDon’t treat confessional like a dry cleaners, says Pope Francis
The confessional is a place where one can go to humbly seek forgiveness; it is not a dry cleaners where one goes to remove the occasional stain, Pope Francis said. While forgiveness is “God’s great...
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