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Regent of Apostolic Penitentiary: The confessional, a H...

Bishop Krzysztof Józef Nykiel, Regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary reflects on ...

Pope prays for all families afflicted by conflict and g...

Pope Francis asks for prayers for the victims and survivors of a plane crash in ...

Pope at Angelus: Families, sit around the table and talk

On the Feast of the Holy Family, Pope Francis invites families to spend quality ...

Pope Francis makes surprise appearance on BBC’s Thought...

Pope Francis today featured as the unexpected narrator for the BBC’s well-known ...

Rediscovering a Gothic genius: the V&A’s great Pugi...

On 15 June 1994, an exhibition opened at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum dev...

Rachel weeping for her children: the truth, power and l...

Then Herod, seeing that he had been made fun of by the Magi, was very angry inde...

Eternity intruding into time: the Incarnation throws ev...

‘When the fullness of time had come,” declares St Paul, “God sent his Son, born ...

Trite Christmas: back to the future with the corny play...

”Strange how potent cheap music is,” muses Amanda in Noël Coward’s Private Lives...

Israel accused of destroying Gaza hospital

Palestinian medical officials have accused the Israeli army of setting fire to t...

Mexico detains almost half a million migrants attemptin...

Mexico announces that it is stemming the tide of attempted illegal migration int...

Azerbaijan suggests Russian missile downed plane

Azerbaijani government sources and survivors say a Russian surface-to-air missil...

2024 'one of the worst years in history' for children

The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF, issues a new review documenting how 2024 is, by ...

Venerando Marano appointed new President of the Vatican...

Professor Venerando Marano has been appointed the new President of the Vatican T...

Pope Francis: Hope and kindness make the world more bea...

In an audio message broadcast today by the BBC as the “Thought for the Day,” Pop...

Pope to Taizé young people: God gives us meaning and hope

Pope Francis sends a message to the young people taking part in the annual Taizé...

Jubilee Films for Pilgrims of Hope: ‘Fallen Leaves’

Finnish film director, Aki Kaurismäki’s 20th full-length film, “Fallen Leaves”, ...