National Catholic Reporter

Pope Francis warns Vatican officials against believing church no longer needs conversion

Pope Francis on Dec. 22 warned top Vatican officials against the temptation of believing the Catholic Church is no longer in need of conversion and said that creating a pure church only for the pure ...
National Catholic Reporter

A church for the poor, not a 'pure' church

Don't hold your breath waiting for politicians to talk about this but the United States lags behind the rest of the developed world when it comes to tackling what Pope Francis decries as an “economy ...
Fides

VATICAN - Pope Francis to the Curia: in the idea of a "pure Church for the pure" the repetition of the Cathar heresy emerges

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Gratitude, conversion, peace. These are the three "gifts" that Pope Francis waished to ask for himself and for others, in his speech addressed to cardinals, bishops and ...
America Magazine

Better a Church of the People than of the Pure

A fascinating piece in Chiesa by the veteran Vaticanologist Sandro Magister on the church’s approach in Argentina regarding baptism. Rather than withholding baptism for children for parents who are on ...