A New Magazine for Fans of the Vatican’s Biggest Star

A testament to Pope Francis’ continuing popularity, Il Mio Papa (My Pope) will offer a glossy medley of papal pronouncements and photographs, and peeks into his personal life.

    



Boston Globe Hires Journalist to Focus on Catholicism

The newspaper said it would hire John L. Allen Jr. from The National Catholic Reporter and explore starting a publication aimed at Catholics.

    



Andrew M. Greeley, 1928-2013: Andrew Greeley, Outspoken Priest and Writer, Dies at 85

Father Greeley’s outpouring of sociological research, contemporary theology, sexually frank novels and newspaper columns challenged reigning assumptions about American Catholicism.

    

Breaking Bread With the Rev. Matt Malone: Jesuit Editor in N.Y. Is Intrigued by Politics and Motivated by Love

The Rev. Matt Malone, editor of the Jesuit weekly America, argues that some of the world’s problems can be solved only through “radical love and forgiveness.”

Shroud of Turin Going on TV, With a Word From the Pope

The linen cloth revered by many Christians as the burial cloth of Jesus is also getting its own app.

Cardinals Discuss ‘Hopes and Expectations’ of New Pope

Under pressure from their fellow cardinals, the Americans canceled their news briefing and shut down all communication with the news media.