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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
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
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
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
Watching and waiting: customs and ceremonies surrounding death of a pope
“pope francis has returned to the house of the father.” those sad words, read out by cardinal kevin farrell, a former bishop of dallas, shor...
Miles Pattenden
'A faithful friend': the Ecumenical Patriarch leads Orthodox tributes to Pope Francis
"in the atmosphere of great easter joy, this morning, monday of holy week, came the sad news of the death of pope francis, a precious brothe...
The Catholic Herald
East and West together: keeping Easter with the Council of Nicaea
the first council of nicaea, among other things, established a common formula for the date of easter. next month marks its 1,700th anni...
Paul Nizinskyj
US Vice President JD Vance attends Good Friday liturgy at the Vatican
rome – united states vice president jd vance attended a passion liturgy at the vatican on friday and plans to meet senior vatican officials ...
Elise Allen
Christ is crucified by every sinner - not just those who are Jewish
“and pilate seeing that he prevailed nothing, but that rather a tumult was made; taking water washed his hands before the people, saying: i ...
Gavin Ashenden
Pope defies medical advice to visit prison on Holy Thursday
rome – although pope francis is observing a two-month period of rest after a 38-day hospitalisation he ventured out twice yesterday - once t...
Elise Allen
Traditional Latin Mass to end in Detroit archdiocese parishes
archbishop edward weisenburger of detroit has announced that parish churches in the archdiocese offering the traditional latin mass (tlm) wi...
The Catholic Herald
New Carlo Acutis documentary offers young people a ‘radically different vision’ ahead of teen’s canonisation
a new movie about carlo acutis has been released just ahead of him becoming a new italian saint. the vatican is preparing to canonise acutis...
Charles Collins
What to expect from this 'new era' in Francis' papacy
rome – when pope francis was discharged from the hospital three weeks ago, officials broadly said that a new era of his papacy was being ush...
Elise Allen
Pope makes surprise outing to Marian basilica on eve of Holy Week
on saturday afternoon, pope francis – despite the vatican’s repeated insistence that he is observing a two-month period of rest – made his f...
Elise Allen
Pope in poncho makes unscheduled visit to tomb of St Pius X
rome – though in theory observing a two-month period of rest, pope francis thursday made his third surprise appearance in a week, showing up...
Elise Allen
Catechist prayed 700 Hail Marys in single night after kidnap by Islamic extremists
a catechist in burkina faso prayed 700 hail marys in a single night after he was captured by islamic extremists. mathieu sawadogo was k...
Amy Balog
Veil of Veronica displayed at St. Peter's Basilica
the veil of st. veronica, best known to many catholics as an intangible element of the sixth station of the cross, known as "veronica wipes ...
Elise Allen
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