Pope Francis
What is the true meaning of mercy?
By The Conversation — February 11, 2017
(The Conversation) In such times, talk about mercy may seem more like wishful thinking. But mercy matters – now more than ever.
Can a controversial Latin American theology speak to Catholics today?
By Yonat Shimron — February 10, 2017
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (RNS) By distancing the movement from radical left agendas of the past, theologians today are carving room for new applications of liberationist thought.
Pope Francis admits there’s corruption at the Vatican
By Josephine McKenna — February 9, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) 'I’m at peace,' the pope said. 'If there is a problem, I write a note to St. Joseph and put it under a statue that I have in my room.'
Don’t build walls, Pope Francis says
By Reuters — February 8, 2017
(Reuters) The Argentine-born pontiff did not mention President Trump or that specific wall in his comments.
Pope decries treatment of Rohingya Muslims
By Josephine McKenna — February 8, 2017
(RNS) 'They are good people,' said Pope Francis. 'They are being tortured and killed, simply because they uphold their Muslim faith.'
Australian archbishop: ‘As Catholics we hang our heads in shame’
By Josephine McKenna — February 6, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Over 4,440 Australians claim to have been victims of church abuse between 1980 and 2015, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse was told.
Trump border wall challenges America’s moral values: Catholic theologian
By Josephine McKenna — February 3, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The president’s proposed wall with Mexico would hurt the poor the most. says a leading Catholic theologian.
In a new video, Pope Francis urges compassion for refugees, people on the margins
By Josephine McKenna — February 2, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) “Don’t abandon them,” the pope says in the video, released Thursday (Feb. 2), which does not directly reference President Trump's immigration ban.
Mark Shriver goes in search of Pope Francis, and gets more than he bargained for
By David Gibson — January 25, 2017
(RNS) A member of the nation’s most famous Catholic clan, Shriver talks about his new book on the pontiff, and how it changed him.
Knights of Malta head resigns on Pope Francis’ orders after dispute with Vatican
By David Gibson — January 24, 2017
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) Grand Master Matthew Festing had been locked in a bitter dispute with the Vatican over the firing of another leader of the ancient chivalric order.
Pope Francis calls on media to end ‘constant focus on bad news’
By Josephine McKenna — January 24, 2017
VATICAN CITY (RNS) In a powerfully worded message, the pope said he wanted to encourage media professionals to engage in 'constructive forms of communication.'
After papal blessing, Duterte challenges abusive priests to ‘showdown’
By Reuters — January 24, 2017
(RNS) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte launched an angry rebuke on Thursday of priests and bishops critical of his drug war, accusing them of homosexuality, corruption and child abuse.
Peaceful transfer of power can make things worse, says pope
By Mark Silk — January 23, 2017
Sometimes it leads to some very bad results.
Pope Francis’ popularity among Americans goes from high to higher
By Lauren Markoe — January 18, 2017
(RNS) Seven in 10 Americans view Francis favorably.
Vatican orders Knights of Malta to cooperate with papal inquiry
By David Gibson — January 17, 2017
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) This is the latest salvo in an increasingly bitter battle between the Vatican and the global charity, which has defied Pope Francis and tried to discredit the probe.
