#catholicism

#catholicism

If his predecessors' impact on global politics is a guide, the next pontiff has huge potential to shape the global debate on issues such as AI and the dignity of work.

At this height, even to a heathen like me, the urge to pay tribute is understandable.

Catholic devotees in Manila demonstrated their faith with long lines at Baclaran Church for Ash Wednesday, receiving ash crosses to mark the start of Lent.

"If I had to be a judge in a trial, weighing up all the evidence that says the Shroud is authentic and the little evidence that says it is not, in all good conscience I could not declare that the Turin Shroud is mediaeval. It would not be right, given the enormous quantity of evidence in favour of it."

The Vatican's recent long-awaited assessment on the Medjugorje apparitions reflects nearly 15 years of careful study on reported visions of the Virgin Mary by six children in 1981.