Malaysian Jesuit becomes a hate figure for Muslims

Tongue-in-cheek message greets Ashes win

Pope Emeritus Benedict hosted a concert for the 90th birthday of his brother Msgr Georg Rartzinger on January 15. Following the brief hospitalisation of the former Pontiff’s older sibling at the beginning of this year, Msgr Georg recovered sufficiently to join Pope Emeritus Benedict at his Vatican residence, Mater Ecclesia, for a sung Mass and…

Vatican spokesman to receive Spanish award

The story of Pope Francis has been immortalised in comic form, thanks to a duo who are responsible for a similar and popular telling of the life of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Pope Francis: I Believe in Mercy is a comic in the Manga style, with artwork by Sean Lam and the storyline and quotations…

It is reported that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI left the Vatican early in the new year to visit his elderly brother Georg who was hospitalised in Rome over Christmas. In keeping with his promise to remain "hidden from the world" after he stepped aside from the papacy in 2013, Benedict maintained a low profile as…

Numbers almost double on last year

Petition launched in parishes

Cleric speaks of ‘darkness’ on parish since murder