Recent Editorial

Church must be united in witnessing to the Gospel

Apr 10, 2021

In an interview with the Spanish radio network COPE, the Vatican Secretary of State addresses numerous topics, from his priestly vocation to his relationship with Pope Francis, and speaks also about divisions within the Church and the reality of the Church in China.
Holy Week a nightmare for Christians in Asia and Africa

Apr 02, 2021

Easter attacks ensure maximum impact both in terms of casualties and publicity
Pope Francis explains each day of the Easter Triduum

Apr 02, 2021

This is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday audience, delivered on March 31, 2021, Wednesday of Holy Week.
Condemning Myanmar’s Coup

Mar 26, 2021

Myanmar’s military has been using deadly force against demonstrators protesting the February 1 coup, when democratically elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and President U Win Myint were removed from office and arrested.
Being consecrated to God is beautiful

Mar 26, 2021

Consecrated life is beautiful and contains a call to witness to what is beautiful and true, Cardinal João Braz de Aviz wrote Thursday in a letter marking the 25th anniversary of St. John Paul II’s apostolic exhortation on consecrated life.
The Pope in Iraq: Starting over from Abraham to recognise one another as brothers

Mar 20, 2021

Iraqi Christians had been waiting for the Pope for twenty-two years. It was in 1999 when St John Paul II planned a short but significant pilgrimage to Ur of the Chaldees, the first stage of the Jubilee journey to the places of salvation.
The Church’s demagogues: Can synodality rebalance the charismatic celebrities?

Mar 20, 2021

Pope Francis’ push for Synodality inside the Church coincides chronologically with the rise of populist leaders and the crisis of democracy on the outside. Synodality, therefore, has an ad extra dimension.
Pope Francis in Iraq

Mar 13, 2021

It was the riskiest trip of his pontificate, but the gamble more than paid off. Pope Francis’ whirlwind three-day tour of Iraq made history and will be remembered for years to come.
What's coming next from 'a man from a far country'?

Mar 13, 2021

Pope Francis completes eight years in office on March 13 after asking Catholics to look at the Church differently.
Why is a papal visit to Iraq globally important?

Mar 05, 2021

It is not without reason Pope Francis chose a Friday to kickstart his visit to Muslim-majority Iraq.