The cover of "Hope," described as an autobiography by Pope Francis, is seen in October 2024, the date an Italian publisher announced its worldwide publication scheduled for 14 January 2025, including by Viking in the United Kingdom. Photo: CNS/courtesy Viking. While calling himself an "old man" and saying he never expected to be pope this long, the now deceased Pope Francis said he still ha...

If we see grace as an “optional extra” in human life, then religion can seem un-necessary in a self-sufficient secular world. But if human nature is intrinsically oriented toward God, then grace is essential for true fulfillment, according to Scarborough Parish Priest Fr Christian Irdi.

Pope Francis’ reflections on his life and his future are included in a new book, Life: My Story Through History, written with Italian journalist Fabio Marchese Ragona.

By Jamie O’Brien The title of the recently launched memoirs by Perth Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey was inspired by the connection he continues to have with the Goldfields. Image: Supplied. The title of the recently launched memoirs by Perth Archbishop Emeritus Barry Hickey was inspired by the connection he continues to have with the Goldfields. My Spirt Land was launched on Sunday ...

A copy of Servant of God Carmen Hernández’s “Diaries 1979-1981” is displayed at an event hosted by Cardinal Seán O’Malley at the Archdiocese of Boston’s Pastoral Center on 7 January 2024, to present the English translation of the book officially. Photo: OSV News/Gregory Tracy, The Pilot. When Boston Cardinal Seán O'Malley first met the co-initiators of the Neocatechumenal Way, Kiko Argüel...

A chance encounter in June 2022 with John McLoughlin, proprietor of McLoughlin Books in Westport, County Mayo led UNDA Professor Tom Brett on an interesting journey of discovery about the life and times of his uncle, Brother Ignatius Hannick of the Oblate of Mary Immaculate Order.

Centre for Life Marriage and Family, Manager Life Services, Bronia Karniewicz said the very popular Advent journal collates daily readings and reflections to guide user into spending time with God each day, preparing for His nativity at Christmas. Image: CLMF. The Centre for Life Marriage and Family are praying that Advent is a time of hope, faith, joy and peace, and a time of fruitful spi...

Australian Cardinal George Pell speaks during Phoenix Diocese's White Mass annual banquet 18 November, 2021. Photo: CNS/Jeff Grant, The Catholic Sun. On the 7th of April 2020, seven High Court Justices with over 160 years combined judicial experience unanimously found His Eminence, Cardinal Pell, innocent of the charges laid against him. He had been in goal, including solitary confineme...

Academics and university leaders from around the world have reflected on Pope John Paul II’s vision for Catholic higher education in a new book launched by Australian Catholic University – Ex Corde Ecclesiae: Reflections after 30 Years.

One of the most difficult features of Volume Two of Cardinal George Pell’s The Pell Diaries is that readers know the end before the start has begun – notwithstanding that we are reading the journal of one who did not know the final outcome at the time.

The three-part series by Cardinal George Pell is a must read for every Catholic, writes Michael Britton.