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Leo is aware of the different interpretations that have been given to the 1962-65 council. There are "John Paul II Catholics" and "Francis Catholics."...
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Trying to awaken the conscience of the world to reject the “culture of death” which creates “structures of sin,” St. Pope John Paul II wrote in Evangelium Vitae, “How can we fail to consider the violence against life done to millions of human beings, especially children, who are forced...
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Looking back on John Paul II’s historic visit to the Holy Land....
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Like all human institutions, the Church has often failed. But it is more than its failures, and much more than the endless quarrels over Vatican II or the papacy or sexual morality. It is first and foremost about the belief that “Christ has been raised,” and that those who...
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Catholic Outlook mourns the recent passing into life eternal of Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy. We celebrate with affection and love a wonderful priest, bishop, Vatican diplomat, ecumenical leader and a kind gracious pastor. As so many who worked with him closely for years testify, especially in the Vatican's Secretariat...
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His Eminence, Edward Idris Cardinal Cassidy kindly granted Catholic Outlook an exclusive interview about his extraordinary life, faith and work for the Holy See, speaking to journalist, Jordan Grantham. The 93 year old was the most highly-ranked English speaking Cardinal of the 20th century, meeting Mother Teresa, Oscar Romero, Kings, Queens...
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By Jordan Grantham, Catholic Outlook, February 2017 Vintage model buses and many books fill Fr Gerard O’Dempsey’s busy office at Good Shepherd Parish, Plumpton. “A tidy desk is the sign of an unoccupied mind!” he says with a laugh. This is Fr Gerard’s second appointment as Parish Priest of...