Why one Orthodox patriarch can denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukraine even while another supports it

Members of the Métis National Council gave Pope Francis a set of beaded moccasins and asked him to walk with them on the path of truth, justice and healing of Canada’s Indigenous communities.

To face the challenge of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, Canada’s bishops will need to reinvent themselves.

A Reflection for Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent, by Kieran Maelia

I’ve often said that as a Catholic feminist covering the Vatican, I cannot wait until it is no longer newsworthy when women take on greater leadership roles in the church, but it is de rigeur.

On Day 32 of the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis made another passionate appeal to political leaders “to understand that every day of war makes worse the situation for everyone.”

A Reflection for the Saturday of the Third Week of Lent, by Kevin Clarke

Pope Francis presided Friday over a special prayer for Ukraine that harked back to a century-old apocalyptic Fatima prophecy about peace and Russia.

The film mostly reinforces a longstanding and problematic trope.