Catholics in the United Kingdom that are part of the personal ordinariate have welcomed Pope Francis’ appointment of their first bishop–and the first ordinariate bishop to hail from their Anglican heritage.

The great enemy of faith is not intelligence, nor is it reason, as some continue obsessively to repeat, Pope Francis said in his general audience today. The great enemy of faith is fear.

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, an Italian mountain climber, pipe smoker and friend to many, died of polio in 1925 at age 24. 100 years later, he still inspires us and, I believe, still serves alongside us.

Msgr. Salvador Rangel, a retired bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in Mexico, was located and taken to a hospital after apparently being briefly kidnapped.

Largely missing during October synod meetings, over 200 parish priests gather outside Rome for meetings

Eliminating a seminary diaconate is not only possible but necessary for envisioning a mature and fully formed diaconate for the future.