News from Saint John and Beyond

Now 212 years into our life as a local church, God's People here in Philadelphia came to accrue an odd distinction in American Catholicism... well, one among others: given the insularity of this...

“At ubi venit plenitudo temporis, misit Deus Filium suum factum ex muliere, factum sub lege, ut eos, qui sub lege erant, redimeret, ut adoptionem filiorum reciperemus....” [“When the fullness of time...

Over the last two pontificates, what's formally known as the Pope's Christmas "greeting" to his Curial chiefs has gone well beyond glad tidings – if anything, the forum has arguably made...

Already a major moment in Manila and across the Philippines as the country's main celebration of its patronal feast, to the surprise of no one, Cardinal Chito Tagle's first appearance following his...

For the world's oldest continuous office, it was "the most fabulous crowd" Peter ever saw. Five years ago next month – two decades after a record 5 million thronged the Quirino Grandstand...

Over the seven years since Francis' election, the activity of the Roman Curia has largely taken a back-seat to the doings of the Pope himself. Yet while that reality is due to a number of factors...

10.30am – Beginning by saying that "this family is in need of a tremendous amount of healing" following 22 months of crisis, now capped by today's resignation of Bishop Richard Malone...