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Gianni Crea, chief key keeper at the Vatican, in the Sistine Chapel with the bunch of keys he uses to access all rooms in the museum, on Oct. 6, 2016. Photograph by Chris Warde-Jones
FaithDispatches
The pope is not the only keeper of the keys in the Vatican
Josephine McKenna - Religion News Service
The key keepers are just some of the more than 3,000 lay people who perform unheralded jobs in a place that is known for pomp and circumstance.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Pope Francis calls for greater efforts to protect and serve the world’s migrant children
Gerard O’Connell
The United Nations reports that more than 50 percent of the world’s 21.3 million refugees are children.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Trump campaign pounces on Clinton advisor’s hacked email about Catholic conservatives
Michael J. O’Loughlin
“She did a big number on Catholics, a horrible number on Catholics...through her people,” Mr. Trump said.
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Zuma government critic is charged with fraud
Anthony Egan, S.J.
The decision by South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority to charge Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan and two associates with fraud is significant to say the least.
A demonstration against the death penalty last February during the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, Calif. (CNS photo/J.D. Long-Garcia, The Tidings)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
With abortion sidelined this election, some Catholics are turning to other life issues
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Some Catholics have turned their sights to other issues—euthanasia, death penalty—that are part of the church’s pro-life agenda.
Father Pugin recovering at home with a friend
Politics & SocietyDispatches
An interview with the Jesuit priest who was shot by the South African police during student protests
Russell Pollitt, S.J.
Father Pugin had been shot in the face with a rubber bullet by the South African Police.
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