Mother Tekla Famiglietti, head of the Bridgettine Order, runs a small empire of hotels, restaurants, and guesthouses around the world. She has left a distinctive imprint at the Vat
As Brazilian Catholics celebrate the first Latin American pope, the church has a close eye on shifting dynamics in the world’s most Catholic country.
In electing a member of the Society of Jesus, the Catholic Church for the first time elevates a ‘foot soldier of the pope’ to lead.
Post-war Lebanon is often praised as an example of inter-religious harmony, but the balance appears to be shifting.
A combination of clergy sex abuse revelations and a more secular climate has created a stigma against attending Mass.
The world’s third most Catholic country finds the church increasingly out of step with its values.
