As pope, he has chosen the name Leo. This is the surest sign that he is a safe pair of hands acceptable to all sides in the ecclesiastical culture wars, while being committed to the vision of Pope Francis. He has taken the name after the great pope Leo...

We live in a world where strength is often measured in terms of huge forces, big numbers, power to dominate others etc… Joseph Stalin was once cautioned by Winston Churchill to give weight to the Pope’s opinion in world affairs. The communist leader was at the height of his...

John the Baptist comes in the midst of his own social, political and religious context, proclaiming a baptism of repentance, invoking the image used by the prophets Isaiah and Baruch: the image of every valley being filled in, every hill being laid low, every road being made straight and...

A commemoration has been held at the Great Synagogue in Sydney to mark 80 years since the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising....

Nostra Aetate: a gift for the 21st century...

Really enjoy such life as you are in at the moment. What does that mean? It's simple actually. It means keep spreading love, healthy love, around you....

Gorbachev and St John Paul II: key players in bringing about peace...

Lay people should not replace priests, but discover their own place ...

Pope: Social and political inertia turn parts of the world into desolate byways...