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  • The Iconoclast of Brittany!

    November 11 2015
    Peter Shore

    I'm a lay person with enormous gratitude for the work that priests do. I don't think priests hear nearly enough thanks. So ... thank you!

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  • Not an era of change but a change of era. Updated

    November 11 2015
    Bob Hayes

    While Pope Francis is keen to promote dialogue and listening, it is interesting to note that he imposes a massive qualification, 'Dialogue is *not negotiation*. Negotiating is bargaining to obtain you

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  • No welcome for the angel

    November 4 2015
    Augustine Hourigan C.P.

    If I was an atheists I would listen to the Angelus bell and make a fervent act OF FAITH IN "THE GOD" in whom I do not believe!!! And the Catholics could hear the Angelus bell and RTE could say "Let u

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  • Not an era of change but a change of era. Updated

    November 11 2015
    Ned Quinn

    The Pope forcefully declared: "The Lord poured out his blood not for some, not for the few or the many, but for all!" Was he commenting, by any chance, on the new translation of the Mass?

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  • Priests call for open discussion on the need for equality of Women in all aspects of Church life, including Ministry.

    November 1 2015
    Soline Humbert

    "Women’s Ordination Worldwide (WOW) extends our deepest gratitude to the twelve Irish priests who publicly signed their names to a statement calling for open discussion on the need for equality for

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  • Not an era of change but a change of era. Updated

    November 11 2015
    Darlene Starrs

    Thank you for your response Peter....Actually, my question is rhetorical....What Pope Francis stated on the plane....that the question of Women's Ordination has been decided....does not square...with

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  • Not an era of change but a change of era. Updated

    November 11 2015
    Peter Shore

    #5, Darlene Starrs, I believe the answer to that question can be found in Francis's interview with Antonio Spadaro, S.J., two years ago (http://americamagazine.org/pope-interview). In it he said: "The

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  • Fear or Faith

    November 9 2015
    John

    No Mass : There are other things which one rarely sees. There is creation of a real community of believers who pray for one another and care for one another. It is hard to find much evidence of th

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  • Not an era of change but a change of era. Updated

    November 11 2015
    John

    Francis pointing to a new era. Let us hope that people will be strong and not be frightened off by those who are frightened of change.

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  • Not an era of change but a change of era. Updated

    November 11 2015
    David

    As a Catholic who is fond of the Traditional Mass and appreciative of the initiative of BXVI to clarify the status of and make more widely available that Mass, I'm really hurt that Pope Francis has ap

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