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People gather outside Rome's Colosseum April 19, 2019, before Pope Francis leads the Way of the Cross.
Politics & SocietyNews
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
The head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church asked Pope Francis to scrap plans to have a Ukrainian woman and a Russian woman carry the cross together during the pope’s Way of the Cross service.
Trappist Father Thomas Merton, one of the most influential Catholic authors of the 20th century, is pictured in an undated photo.
FaithFaith and Reason
Gregory Hillis
Faced with anxieties we have not experienced since the Cold War, perhaps it is time to return to Thomas Merton’s writings on nuclear weapons and the Christian responsibility to advocate for peace in a nuclear age.
Politics & SocietyNews
Bassem Mroue - Associated Press
Pope Francis will visit Lebanon in June, the president’s office said Tuesday, in an apparent show of support for the country experiencing an unprecedented economic meltdown.
Pope Francis meets refugees from Ukraine during his general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican on March 30, 2022.  (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Gregory M. ReichbergOle Jakob Løland
By tempering his rhetoric on Ukraine, the pope is protecting his role as a peacemaker. He is also downplaying any conflict between Western Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
Pope Francis answers questions from journalists aboard his flight from Malta to Rome April 3, 2022. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
FaithVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Answering a question from America's Vatican correspondent, Pope Francis indicated he has not spoken directly to President Putin since the war started.
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
“If Putin says something on Tuesday, the Russian Patriarch has to say the same thing on Wednesday but just putting the word ‘God’ into the sentence,” David Nazar, S.J., said in an exclusive interview with Gerard O’Connell.