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VIDEO: Pope Francis lies in state for a final day
https://youtu.be/_a6_tbqc_wi?si=g-8u-w5rxounaozd (photo by antonio masiello/getty images)...
Elliot Hartley
Papabile of the day: Cardinal Zuppi
rome – fundamentally, every conclave shapes up as a referendum on the papacy that just ended: do we want to keep going in the same direction...
John L Allen
Science, contraception, and the missed opportunity of Vatican II
the increasing pace of scientific discoveries, including the race to put a man on the moon in the late 1950s, meant that there was widesprea...
Patrick Pullicino
Social media push for Cardinal Sarah as next pope gains momentum
a social media push for cardinal robert sarah to become the next pope appears to be gaining momentum in the wake of the death of pope franci...
The Catholic Herald
Obituary: His Holiness Pope Francis, 1936-2025
his holiness pope francis, who died on easter monday, 21 april, at the age of 88, came to the papacy in 2013 in circumstances that were...
The Catholic Herald
Cardinal Müller warns Church risks split if ‘orthodox’ pope not chosen
the catholic church risks a schism if it does not choose an “orthodox” leader, german cardinal gerhard müller has warned ahead of next month...
The Catholic Herald
JD Vance opens up about his papal meeting the day before Pope died
us vice president jd vance has revealed that he has “thought a lot about” the fact he saw the pope only the day before the pontiff died, des...
The Catholic Herald
A conclave doesn't deal in ‘candidates’, cardinal explains
filipino cardinal pablo virgilio david has downplayed talk about “popular candidates” in the upcoming conclave that will occur following the...
Joseph SanMateo
VIDEO: Scenes from Rome as the world pays its last respects to Pope Francis
since wednesday, the remains of pope francis are lying in state inside st. peter’s basilica until his funeral mass on saturday. francis’s si...
Elliot Hartley
‘Papabile’ of the Day: Cardinal Parolin
each day in the run up to the conclave to elect a successor to pope francis – the date for which has yet to be set – we will run a profile o...
John L Allen
Cardinal Nichols on conclave: ‘intimidating' but it’s our duty
the leader of the roman catholic church in england and wales has spoken about how despite the “intimidating” prospect of participating in a ...
The Catholic Herald
Creating Francis: the laboratory of Buenos Aires
when pope francis was elected to the throne of peter on 13 march 2013, he was largely unknown to the wider world. even many of his fellow ar...
John L Allen
Faithful begin filing past Pope Francis's body lying in simple repose he requested
mourners have begun filling st. peter’s square to await their turn to pay their final respects to pope francis, whose remains will lie in st...
Crux Staff
Cardinal Gracias describes Francis as ‘fearless’ pontiff sent by Holy Spirit
cardinal oswald gracias has described pope francis as having been “a person of deep faith prayer" while also serving as the type of "fearles...
Nirmala Carvalho
Searching for Jesus 'El Cautivo' in the streets of Malaga
our father jesus the captive – commonly known as el cautivo – is one of the most notable works of josé gabriel martín simón and the most ven...
Thomas Edwards
Prince William and Keir Starmer to attend Pope's funeral
prince william will represent king charles iii at the funeral of pope francis this saturday. the prince of wales will join world leaders, in...
The Catholic Herald
Pope Francis's body transferred to St. Peter's Basilica
the transfer of the coffin containing the body of pope francis from the chapel of the casa santa marta to st. peter’s basilica began today i...
The Catholic Herald
Francis conquered the soundbite during first 'digital' papacy
when jorge mario bergoglio was elected as pope francis in 2013, the world was immediately captivated by his charismatic personality, his sim...
Elise Allen
Carlo Acutis's canonisation suspended due to Pope's death
the canonisation of blessed carlo acutis that was set to take place on 27 april has been suspended due to the death of pope francis. "...
The Catholic Herald
Funeral for Pope Francis to be held on Saturday morning in Rome
rome – following the death of pope francis on easter monday, the vatican has announced that his funeral will be held saturday morning in rom...
Elise Allen
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