Dispatches

In a highly original initiative ahead of Pope Francis rsquo visit to New York in September Catholics from across the United States are being given an opportunity to donate small personal silver coins or objects that can be used in the making of the chalice that he will use when he celebrates mas

Cardinal Nichols, the Archbishop of Westminster, spoke of Richard’s baptism.

ldquo Israeli society is in a state of shock rdquo after the recent election Rabbi Ron Kronish a leading interreligious educator and activist in Israel told me in this exclusive interview in which he analyzes the results and what is likely to happen now The Rabbi who has lived in Israel for th

Francis ate and met individually with 112 detainees at the city’s prison

In an extraordinarily decisive act of governance that combines justice with mercy Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Scotland rsquo s Cardinal Keith O rsquo Brien from ldquo the rights and privileges rdquo of a cardinal In other words he remains a cardinal but without any public role

The Israeli electorate gave the country rsquo s political strongman Benjamin Netanyahu a measured victory earlier this week ensuring his Likud Party 30 of the 120 seats in the Knesset parliament and opening up the possibility for him to become Prime Minister for a fourth term nbsp He snatched

A funny thing happened on CBS’s “The Good Wife” last night.

In a surprising and far-reaching decision Pope Francis has announced an extraordinary ldquo Jubilee of Mercy rdquo that will extend from December 8 2015 to November 20 2016 and will involve the Catholic Church throughout the world He broke the news of this ldquo Extraordinary Holy Year of Mer

As you may have heard in recent weeks the Archdiocese of San Francisco has found itself embroiled in a conflict over new language being inserted into its schools rsquo employee handbook The full text of that new language can be found here Among a number of significant issues in play a main fla