• News Analysis
• Dec 9, 2018

A reality check on expectations for February child abuse summit

Americans may think a looming February summit on the clerical sexual abuse crisis in Rome is like Roosevelt at Yalta, but for all kinds of reasons that's not realistic.

• Church in the Americas
• Dec 8, 2018

Argentina bishops follow pope's lead with major interreligious declaration

Following the lead of Buenos Aires's former cardinal, now Pope Francis, the Argentine bishops together with leaders of Islam and Judaism in the country signed a declaration “for dialogue and coexistence” on Friday.

• Church in UK and Ireland
• Dec 9, 2018

Catholic refugee agency: Death at UK detention center 'will not be the last'

After it was announced a 51-year-old Algerian died at a UK immigration detention center, an official from the Jesuit Refugee Service said she fears it will happen again.

• Crux in Nicaragua
• Dec 7, 2018

In rural Nicaragua, life as a Catholic priest is no pleasure cruise

• Commentary
• Dec 9, 2018

Interior complementarity of Immaculate Conception and Second Sunday of Advent

We are invited to see the the interior complementarity of the Second Sunday of Advent and the Immaculate Conception.

• Vatican
• Dec 8, 2018

Vatican Christmas tree, sand nativity unveiled during ceremony in St. Peter's Square

For the first time St. Peter's square hosts a nativity entirely sculted out of sand.