Cardinal Georges Cottier, former theologian of the papal household, pictured with St. John Paul II in 2003, died March 31 at the age of 93. (CNS/Filippo Monteforte, EPA) See OBIT-COTTIER April 1, 2016 ...

A senior Vatican official has supported the use of condoms to fight Africa's Aids pandemic, contradicting the Catholic church's official position. Cardinal Georges Cottier, theologian of the ...

A week before President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet Pope Benedict XVI, praise for Obama came from a perhaps unexpected source: the former theologian of the papal household under Pope John Paul ...

One of the strengths of the Church is her global perspective. In that light, Cardinal Georges Cottier's recent essay on President Barack Obama (“Politics, morality and original sin,” 30 Days, No. 5), ...

A senior Vatican cardinal has joined the growing number of influential Catholic Church figures questioning the official Vatican ban on condom use. Cardinal Georges Cottier is one of Pope John Paul ...

Rome (Agenzia Fides) - During the launch of a new book from Vatican publisher Libreria Editrice Vaticana (LEV), entitled “John Paul II: Development of a Theology of Communication,” retired papal ...

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A leading Catholic cardinal from Switzerland and close ally of the Pope has suggested condoms might have a limited role in fighting AIDS. Cardinal Georges Cottier, the ...