Essay: The Catholic Church’s process for selecting bishops is still a concern among synod delegates
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that the selection of bishops has been a debated issue since apostolic times…
Retired pope suggests St John Paul II be called “the Great”
Rome, ItalyAP Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI has honoured St John Paul II on the centenary of his birth and floated the idea that he should be called “the Great,” as only two other popes have been. John Paul’s longtime secretary, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, held a press conference in Krakow, Poland, on Friday to present a […]