Pope Paul VI Archives

Those 29 times presidents and popes have intersected
- Church in the US, Pope/Trump
- May 19, 2017
Ahead of Pope Francis’s May 24 meeting with United States President Donald Trump, it’s worth looking back at previous times popes and presidents have met in person, and what was said about those encounters at the time.
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Fatima has a history with papal assassination attempts
- Global Church, Pope in Fatima
- May 12, 2017
While the Fatima shrine in Portugal is primarily about the Blessed Virgin Mary and her appearances to three shepherd children, it also has a history with papal assassination attempts, including two attacks on St. John Paul II in 1981 and 1982.
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How Pope Francis and his conservative critics may both be right
- Commentary
- March 5, 2017
Both Pope Francis and his conservative critics are trying to uphold legitimate and important values — reaching out to the world in a pastoral fashion for Francis, clarifying and defending doctrine for the critics. Seeing things from the other’s perspective at least helps us respect where they’re coming from.
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Renato Buzzonetti, doctor to four Popes, dies at 92

Renato Buzzonetti, the doctor who looked after four popes, died at the age of 92. Buzzonetti made the first examination after John Paul II was shot in St. Peter’s Square in 1981 and assisted him though Parkinson’s disease. He retired under Pope Benedict XVI.

Backer of Church ban says contraception hurts women most

Mary Rice Hasson, who heads the Catholic Women’s Forum, was part of a group that recently issued a statement affirming Church teaching on sexuality and artificial contraception, and she argues that the negative fallout of birth control affects women most, especially the poor and women of color.