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May 2019

May 25, 2019

Pope Francis on Abortion: ‘Is It Licit to Hire a Hitman to Solve a Problem?’

From AP: Pope Francis on Saturday said abortion can never be condoned, even when the...

September 2018

September 13, 2018

Dear Vatican Media …

Dear Vatican Media: Thank you for all you do to help tell the story of...

September 03, 2018

The pope, sex abuse, and the story no one is talking about

Writer Michael Cook offers some welcome sanity in the middle of the never-ending McCarrick-Viganò-Francis-media merry-go-round,...

August 2018

August 31, 2018

Questions about Pope Benedict, Viganò, McCarrick and those sanctions

Edward Pentin, who broke the story last week, adds this tidbit today about one of...

May 2018

May 23, 2018

Who will announce the next pope? Meet the new protodeacon

From Aleteia: Cardinal Robert Sarah has become the “proto-deacon”: that is to say that in...

May 18, 2018

Stunning: in unprecedented move, all 34 bishops from Chile offer resignations to Pope Francis

Details: Every Chilean bishop offered to resign Friday over a sex abuse and cover-up scandal,...

April 2018

April 23, 2018

Pope celebrates his name day with a gift to Rome’s poor

From Vatican News: Pope Francis on Monday marked the feast of his namesake, Jorge (George), in...

April 11, 2018

Pope Francis admits ‘grave errors,’ asks forgiveness for his handling of Chile sex abuse scandal

Details: Pope Francis has admitted he made “grave errors” in judgment in Chile’s sex abuse...

March 2018

March 20, 2018

Pope Francis to celebrate Holy Thursday Mass at Rome prison

From CNS: Pope Francis once again will celebrate the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's...

March 19, 2018

In deeply personal letter, Pope Francis asks Argentina faithful for prayers and forgiveness

From Vatican News: The letter, which is written in Spanish, is essentially a thank you...

March 14, 2018

Media FAIL: Vatican admits it doctored photo of letter from Benedict — UPDATED

From AP: The Vatican admitted that it altered a photo sent to the media of...

March 08, 2018

Cardinal Cupich answers the question: ‘What makes Pope Francis tick?’

From the archdiocesan newspaper Chicago Catholic: One evening I was having dinner with a friend...

March 06, 2018

Survey: Most have favorable opinion of Pope Francis, but signs of growing discontent on the right

From Pew: Five years into Francis’ papacy, the vast majority of U.S. Catholics continue to...

March 05, 2018

Cardinal Kasper: ‘Tradition is not stagnant’; Amoris Laetitia is not heresy

From Vatican News: As Cardinal Walter Kasper turns 85, the former President of the Pontifical...

March 03, 2018

Pope Francis adds new Marian celebration to the church calendar

This may be the most significant move of its kind since St. John Paul added...

April 2014

April 25, 2014

The Canonization Chronicles: A deacon’s view in Rome this week

Deacon Bill Ditewig, in Rome for the canonizations, found the most important spot in the...

January 2014

January 13, 2014

NY Times: Some in Vatican are “like frustrated teenagers, closing the door and putting their headphones on”

The paper sizes up various headlines of the last few months, and gets some reaction: ...

January 12, 2014

Pope Francis announces names of 19 new cardinals

From the Vatican news site: After the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis announced the names...

January 03, 2014

Pope Francis to religious: “Wake up the world!”

The Italian Jesuit journal La Civilta’ Cattolica offers an account of Pope Francis's recent meeting with 120...

December 2013

December 24, 2013

CNN poll: 88% approval rating for pope in US

Details from Daniel Burke at CNN: As Pope Francis prepares to celebrate his first Christmas...

December 15, 2013

Pope shoots down idea of women cardinals: “Women must be valued, not clericalised”

Details from National Catholic Reporter: Pope Francis has denied rumors that he intends to name...

December 11, 2013

Pope Francis sends a message to the Americas

For the first time, a pope from the Americas has sent a message to the...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

Putin meets pope, venerates icon of Mary

Details from AP: Russian President Vladimir Putin showed off his religious side during a visit...

November 16, 2013

Controversial interview with pope removed from Vatican website

Details from National Catholic Register: Pope Francis’ interview with Eugenio Scalfari, the atheist founder of La Repubblica,...

November 09, 2013

Historic: Vatican to put St. Peter’s relics on display for first time

From CNS: For the first time, the bones traditionally believed to be the relics of...

November 08, 2013

“God meddles in our miseries, he approaches our wounds and heals them with his hands”

Using that stunning picture from earlier in the week as a starting point, CNS has...

October 2013

October 24, 2013

Pope Francis: “The problem of intolerance must be faced in its entirety”

From VIS: This morning Pope Francis received a delegation from the Simon Wiesenthal Centre, an...

October 16, 2013

Worth a thousand words: five-alarm Francis

Pope Francis wears a firefighter’s helmet as he arrives to lead his general audience in...

October 08, 2013

Historic: Pope Francis calls an Extraordinary Synod on the family

Such synods are rare. This one will be only the third of its kind ever....

October 02, 2013

How come Pope Francis doesn’t talk about deacons?

Good question. I got an e-mail today from a deacon friend on the West Coast:...