Cardinal Peter Turkson, the president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, told Vatican Radio that the council’s controversial 2011 document, “Towards Reforming the International Financial and Monetary Systems in the Context of Global Public Authority,” did not constitute a call for a world...

Excerpt: “Pope Francis to canonise 800 Italians slain during historic siege,” by Carol Glatz for the Catholic Herald, April 30, 2013. Pope Francis is preparing to canonise an estimated 800 Italian laymen killed by Ottoman soldiers in the 15th century. The canonisation service will be on May 12...

Reprinted with permission In a profoundly symbolic gesture (hat tip Tundra Tabloids [1]), which epitomizes the Catholic Church’s abject dhimmitude [2], high-profile Muslim convert to Christianity Magdi Christiano Allam [3], has renounced [4] his Catholicism because of what he terms the Church’s...

Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com. Having spent most of his life in Buenos Aires, Pope Francis has given proof that he can rise above his environment. As his compatriot Bishop Alberto Bochatey remarked, “he is a man of few words.” I lived half of my life in Buenos...

From the Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324077704578362701947035938.html Argentines celebrated last week when one of their own was chosen as the new pope. But they also suffered a loss of sorts. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, a tireless advocate of the poor and outspoken...