Focus
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We must think of the aftermath of COVID-19 so we are not unprepared
Apr 26, 2020
The Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development underlines the commitment in favour of “local Churches to save lives and help th
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Pope Francis’ Easter Urbi et Orbi Message 2020
Apr 17, 2020
Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi message, delivered April 12 at the Basilica of St Peter.
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The Pope and the Plague
Apr 11, 2020
It was perhaps the most liturgically dramatic moment in the long history of the papacy. A solitary figure in white, stumbling from sciatica, climbed the long steps to the dais above a rain-sodden St Peter’s Square.
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St John Paul showed how to face suffering by embracing God, Mary
Apr 04, 2020
Remembering St. John Paul II and the 15th anniversary of his death, Pope Francis encouraged people to pray for his intercession and trust in Divine Mercy, especially during these "difficult days" of the coronavirus pandemic.
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China owes ‘apology and compensation’ for coronavirus
Apr 04, 2020
Poor countries are suffering from the coronavirus because of the Chinese Communist Party’s negligence and repression, a cardinal from Burma said Thursday.
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5 lessons Pope Francis has taught with his actions more than his words
Mar 21, 2020
Friday, March 13, marked the seventh anniversary of the Francis papacy. Over the last seven years, Pope Francis has introduced and popularised memorable phrases meant to inspire the Church.
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How did Malaysia lose its spring? A systemic explanation
Mar 05, 2020
This article offers you no insider’s story, conspiracy theory or moral judgement of personalities. Surely you can find them elsewhere.
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The Amazon Synod, indigenous rights and a problematic papal bull
Mar 01, 2020
Pope Francis has the opportunity to take a bold stop and build on the success of the Synod of Bishops' assembly on the Amazon and his post-synodal exhortation, Querida Amazonia.
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Catholics in Amazonia welcome the post-synodal apostolic exhortation
Feb 23, 2020
"It is not a decree, but an invitation to dream," said Archbishop Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo of Belo Horizonte in southeast Brazil.
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Thousands protest CAA at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan
Feb 23, 2020
Thousands of people, including several Christians, gathered at Azad Maidan in Mumbai to oppose the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), the proposed Nat
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Sunday Reflection
Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time: The Culture of Life
The Gospel reading for this Sunday begins with Jesus hearing the news of the death of John the Baptist, who was murdered, as you know, by Herod as part of the plot of his wife, Herodias, to protect her position at court. You know the story.
