An American football team should visit the site of the only officially-recognised Marian apparition in the United States after pulling off a so-called ‘Hail Mary pass’, a local bishop has said. Pointing out that the community of Champion in Wisconsin’s Green Bay diocese is home to the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, Milwaukee’s…
Synod proposes a broad shift in the Church’s pastoral focus
While much attention is focused on Communion for the divorced, the bigger news is a significant pastoral shift, writes Austen Ivereigh
Looking through the lens of mercy
The synod’s bishops will grapple with the realities of modern marriage, writes Austen Ivereigh
Vatican reform gets underway
Francis wants to strengthen the local Church, writes Austen Ivereigh
Church ready to take a fresh approach
The synod has made the first bold steps towards welcome and healing, writes Austen Ivereigh
True reform comes from the margins
Pope Francis is entirely convinced that diverse points of view, freely expressed, can produce real reform writes Austen Ivereigh
Vatican ambushed by a UN kangaroo court
The UN report on the Vatican and abuse is deeply flawed