Catholic Church

Highlights from the wisdom of Pope Francis

by way of inspiration this weekend, and to provide a reminder of and insight into the heart and mind of the man who just left us, here are h...
The Catholic Herald

Papabile of the Day: Cardinal Anders Arborelius

each day between now and the may 7 conclave to elect a successor to pope francis, john allen is offering a profile of a different  papa...
John L Allen

Cameroon faces rising threat from Boko Haram, says bishop

yaoundé, cameroon – cameroon is continuing to be attacked by the islamist organization boko haram, and the situation is getting worse, accor...
Ngala Killian Chimtom

How does the failure to find any Canadian mass graves justify a crime of 'denialism'?

it has been four years since a small indigenous band in british columbia, canada announced that the remains of 215 children had been discove...
Anna Farrow

Taking charge of 1.4 billion souls: the spectacle gripping the world

every so often there comes a moment in history when the world’s entire attention is focused on a particular event or person – the death of a...
Serenhedd James

Is Cardinal Sarah the man to save the Church as the next pope?

there are moments in history that act as defining dates determining and reflecting the change of direction in world affairs. we think of 178...
Gavin Ashenden

Rome's ecclesiastical tailors compete to dress next pope

expectations are not only heating up in the vatican this week about who will be the new pope but also regarding who will dress him after whi...
The Catholic Herald

Could this be the longest conclave in modern history?

every catholic has his or her prediction for the conclave: some predict a new pope in the mould of pope francis, others predict a course cor...
PeterDayMilne

Papabile of the Day: Cardinal Prevost could be first 'superpower' pope for US

each day between now and the may 7 conclave to elect a successor to pope francis, we are running a profile of a different “papabile”, the it...
John L Allen

Cardinal Müller says next pope must be 'strong on doctrine' and stand up to ‘gay lobby’

cardinal gerhard müller has said the roman catholic church needs to stand up to the “gay lobby” as part of taking a stronger position “on do...
The Catholic Herald