Recent Editorial

• Political Vocations

  Jun 20, 2014

  Catholic teaching views the vocation of politics as a vital element in building up the kingdom of God on earth.

  
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  Christians face new turmoil in Iraq

  Jun 20, 2014

  It may have been hard to imagine conditions for Christians in Iraq getting much worse than they already were, but two days ago they did.

  

• Pope Francis in the Holy Land, horizons beyond

  Jun 13, 2014

  The arrival in May 2014 of Pope Francis on a three-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land, which took in three countries — Jordan, Palestine and Israel — raised levels of anxiety in the region.

  

• Pope Francis Meets Patriarch Bartholomew I and Christians

  Jun 13, 2014

  From the outset, Pope Francis put his encounter with Patriarch Bartholomew 1, the Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, at the centre of his pilgrimage.

  

• Church growing at faster rate than world population, Africa shows fastest growth

  Jun 05, 2014

  The Pontifical Yearbook has published all figures relating to Church life around the world. The volume is published annually and collects together data from the Holy See’s central offices.

  

• Pope Francis points the way to peace

  Jun 05, 2014

  Pope Francis has demonstrated once again that he has an intuitive grasp of the power of symbolism.

  

• Pope Francis most open pope to Jews in history

  Jun 05, 2014

  A Jewish rabbi and historian has lauded Pope Francis’ visit to the tomb of an important Jewish personality, stating that he is the most accommodating Pope history has seen.

  

• Before trip to Holy Land, Pope prays at St Mary Major

  May 29, 2014

  As he prepared for his trip to the Holy Land, Pope Francis made a surprise visit to the Roman basilica of St Mary Major on May 23, to pray before the image of the Virgin, Salus Populi Romani.

  

• In pursuit of peace and reconciliation

  May 29, 2014

  Last week was not Pope Francis’ first visit to the Holy Land. Fr Jorge Bergoglio was in Israel in October 1973, when he was provincial of the Jesuits.

  

• The time has come to condemn violence against humanity

  May 29, 2014

  In recent times, too many news reports have brought Islamic terrorism and extremism startlingly to the fore, but these events fall like a drop of water in an ocean, without provoking any discussion, proposals, taking of positions, meetings or even dialogue with Muslim brothers in Italy.