Francis reveals he always carries Sacred Heart medal given by family friend
Pope Francis has revealed that he always carries a Sacred Heart medal given to him by a woman who helped his mother with household chores while he was growing up. The Pope made his comments in an...
View ArticleFrancis: ‘I haven’t watched television since 1990 after making promise to Our...
Pope Francis has said that he has not watched television since 1990 after making a promise to the Virgin Mary. In an interview with Argentinian newspaper La Voz del Pueblo, the Pope said that he had...
View Article‘The world shouldn’t fear China’s rise,’ says Pope Francis
Pope Francis has said the world shouldn’t fear China’s rise to prominence as a global superpower. The Pontiff made the comments in an interview with Asia Times. “We must not fear challenges of any...
View ArticleHow Gabriele Kuby’s conversion led her to write about the sexual revolution
I blogged about Gabriele Kuby’s book The Global Sexual Revolution: Destruction of Freedom in the Name of Freedom, here. Her book explains why the traditional distinction between men and women is under...
View ArticleRobert Harris interview: ‘A complete atheist couldn’t write this book’
As unseasonable October sunshine streams through a window high in Covent Garden, Robert Harris, the genial and welcoming author of Conclave, has every reason to be happy. His new book is a thriller set...
View ArticleThe silence that makes us tremble
Nicolas Diat: What connection do you make between silence and the sacred? Cardinal Robert Sarah: The idea of the sacred is particularly misused in the West. In countries that want to be secular –...
View ArticlePope Francis gives interview to magazine run by homeless
The Pope has given an exclusive interview to an Italian magazine run by the homeless. In the interview, Pope Francis spoke about his decision to house Syrian refugees at the Vatican. He said that other...
View Article‘The Pope said I could be re-elected’: an interview with Fra’ Matthew Festing
In many ways, says Fra’ Matthew Festing, it’s a relief not to be His Most Eminent Highness the Prince and Grand Master of the Knights of Malta. Overseeing the order’s aid work around the world was...
View Article‘The Pope said I could be re-elected’: an interview with Fra’ Matthew Festing
In many ways, says Fra’ Matthew Festing, it’s a relief not to be His Most Eminent Highness the Prince and Grand Master of the Knights of Malta. Overseeing the order’s aid work around the world was...
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