Catholic church

Will the Pope with the wry sense of humour and common touch actually reinvigorate the Church and the papacy?

Brian Bethune on the papal contenders

A confidant of John Paul II told reporters that the late Pope is very likely to soon be made a saint. “Since John Paul II...

There was a time when the Catholic church sold indulgences -- a piece of paper that granted sinners both partial and full pardon...

Many want priests to marry and women to be ordained

Young men will get a job for life, but no sex

The Archbishop of Toronto on becoming a Cardinal and why the Bible is better on an iPad

Book by Jean-Vincent Blanchard

Once dominated by the Catholic Church and its bans, the Irish now lead the way in the use of birth control

Plus a week in the life of Suaad Hagi Mohamud