Last Supper
Pope Francis – experienced manager set for reform
Francis of Assisi began his saintly career following what he said was God’s command: “Rebuild my Church.” The new pope who took his name heard the same message from the cardinals who elected him.
By Tom Heneghan
The 13th-century Francis
Silent or supportive, U.S. conservatives give gay marriage momentum
By Peter Henderson
On a frosty December night last year, about two dozen guests slipped into the Alta Club, a century-old private retreat a block away from the temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that dominates
How an 11-Year-Old Girl Made the Catholic Archdiocese Bend
Did Pope Francis ensure Bucks County’s Caroline Pla can play football?
By Larry Mendite
By now you have probably heard that Pla will play. Pla, as in Caroline Pla from Bucks County; play, as in play football. The only question
My Prayer: Let Women Be Priests
By ROY BOURGEOIS
AFTER serving as a Roman Catholic priest for 40 years, I was expelled from the priesthood last November because of my public support for the ordination of women.
Catholic priests say that the call to be a
Hushed up: cash probe into priest who made sex complaint against Keith O’Brien
A priest at the centre of the scandal that forced the leader of Scotland’s Catholics to stand down was forced to leave his parish following an investigation into church finances.
By Gerry Braiden
The man is the cleric who has
Cardinal was in physical relationship with accuser
Cardinal Keith O’Brien had a long-standing physical relationship with one of the men whose complaints about his behaviour sparked his downfall as leader of the Catholic Church in Scotland.
The man left the priesthood in the middle of the last
HURRAY! It’s The Vernal Equinox
Goodbye to this —
And HELLO to this —
Pope Francis was often quiet on Argentine sex abuse cases as archbishop
Molestation victims of Argentine priests say the then-archbishop did not offer apologies or restitution.
By Nick Miroff
Father Julio Cesar Grassi was a celebrity in the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires. The young, dynamic, media-savvy priest networked with wealthy Argentines to