Focus

Call for pastoral plan for parishes after COVID-19

May 10, 2020

This is an open discussion paper during our current shutdown situation, with a view to making the most of our time to work out a Pastoral Plan for the reopening of our churches.
Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for the 2020 World Day of Vocations

May 03, 2020

On 4 August last year, the 160th anniversary of the death of the Curé of Ars, I chose to write a letter to all those priests who daily devote their lives to the service of God’s people in response to the Lord’s call.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.