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'Poor' to honour Francis at papal funeral
rome – tradition holds that during the anti-christian persecution of roman emperor valerian in 258, st lawrence, when given three days to ro...
Elise Allen
The media's selective understanding of a complexed pope
the death of pope francis leaves us with some very different narratives and perspectives of who he was and how we might assess his life and ...
Gavin Ashenden
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
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
‘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
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
Nigeria soaked in 'ocean of blood', says bishop after murders of 200 Christians in one week
a nigerian bishop has lamented a week of terrorist violence in which 200 christians have been murdered. bishop matthew hassan kukah of sokot...
The Catholic Herald
Simon of Cyrene shows us how to carry the cross we didn’t choose
on good friday the church puts the figure of simon of cyrene before our mind’s eye. the fifth station of the cross invites us to contemplate...
Gerald Boersma
Bishop praises Supreme Court for 'standing firm' against gender ideologues
the bishop of portsmouth has praised the supreme court for declaring that women are defined solely by biological sex. the remarks of the rt ...
Simon Caldwell
King Charles delivers Easter message for Maundy Thursday
king charles has issued his easter message in which he discusses the "paradox of human life" and the humility of jesus that was witnessed on...
The Catholic Herald
The media applauds womb transplants despite its deconstruction of maternity
last week, surgeons in england hailed the “astonishing” medical breakthrough by which a 36-year-old woman became the first in this country t...
Anthony McCarthy
A land of no cathedrals: how the Cambodian Church came back from 'Year Zero' of Khmer Rouge
despite being a former french colony, cambodia has no cathedrals. the khmer rouge destroyed most church buildings soon after seizing control...
Ray Cavanaugh
The loss of Christian observance has left men and women adrift from one another
the problem with the battle of the sexes, according to the old joke, is that neither side can ever win because so many of us are fraternisin...
Niall Gooch
Easter Monday could become US federal holiday if senator gets his way
us senator eric schmitt has announced that he is introducing new legislation to make easter monday a federal holiday to help families spend ...
The Catholic Herald
With no 'rational' left wing to speak of, US politics has become a parody
the political left in the united states, and more particularly the democratic party, seems to be in a process of self-immolation. analogousl...
Ken Craycraft
A soon-to-be Saint
carlo acutis’s story speaks powerfully to young and old alike, says michael collins. on january 28, 1990, a plane carrying a young italian c...
Father Michael Collins
The abortion stitch-up at the United Nations women's commission
every spring, thousands of government officials, activists and policy makers descend on the united nations (un) headquarters in new york cit...
Anna Farrow
Failing student accuses Indian religious sister of attempted conversion
mumbai, india – a religious sister and head of a school in india has been accused of attempting to convert hindus to christianity. sister bi...
Nirmala Carvalho
King and Queen have surprise audience with Pope Francis
in an unexpected change of plan, after an official visit by king charles and queen camilla of england to the vatican was postponed due to po...
Elise Allen
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