Bridge over troubled waters: Papal trip tests limits of being a ‘pontifex’
By Junno Arocho Esteves – On paper, Pope Francis’ apostolic visit to Hungary and Slovakia was pretty standard as papal...
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Pope: Getting old is not a disease, it’s a privilege
By Carol Glatz – Getting to be a ripe old age is a privilege, Pope Francis told older priests. If facing...
New Swiss Guard barracks will allow room for families, maybe female guards
By Carol Glatz – A complete rebuild and expansion of the living quarters for the Swiss Guard will not only...
Kenyan bishops bar politicians from addressing church congregations
By Fredrick Nzwili – Catholic bishops in Kenya have banned politicians from addressing congregations in churches over concerns that the...
Father Emil Kapaun Welcomed Home
By Christopher Riggs – The flag-draped casket was empty during a memorial Mass in Wichita for Father Emil J. Kapaun...
Vatican publishes letters to rabbis emphasising pope’s respect for Judaism
By Carol Glatz – Pope Francis has not devalued the Torah and does not question the fact that the Torah...
Founder of Peru’s Shining Path insurgency, which targeted church, dies
By Lucien Chauvin – Abimael Guzmán, founder of Peru’s violent Shining Path insurgency, died in his prison cell on Sept....
Pope: Bishops must handle Communion debate as shepherds
By Junno Arocho Esteves – The debate about denying Communion to politicians who support abortion must be handled in a...
Pope reminds Roma community, young people that church is their home
By Junno Arocho Esteves – Pope Francis made sure that while the world often disregards the young and the marginalised,...
