Europe

Thérèse Coffey is being smeared because she values human life

abortion remains morally objectionable to many people, and not just catholics. science has revealed that life begins at conception and logic...

Was John Paul I the last Italian pope?

on september 4, pope francis beatified pope john paul i – “the smiling pope” – who died after just 33 days in office. at a ceremony in st pe...

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Is the Catholic Church becoming more democratic?

it is the world’s oldest continuous international organisation, yet the catholic church can hardly be described as a democratic institution....

The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Burke: the dark horse in the running to succeed Pope Francis

cardinal raymond leo burke – a canon lawyer and former archbishop of st. louis – could be a dark horse candidate to succeed pope francis in ...

Shia LaBeouf becomes Catholic devotee of Traditional Latin Mass

hollywood movie star shia labeouf has become a catholic after playing the role of st pio of pietrelcina in a forthcoming film. the transform...

Will consistory decide next Pope, as Erdő, Tagle and Zuppi still front runners?

as saturday’s consistory gets under way, the first time many cardinals will meet may present the opportunity to decide francis’s successor o...

Erdő and Tagle: still in pole position to succeed Francis after Ouellet allegation

cardinal marc ouellet – a potential successor to the pope and a noted conservative from canada – may now be ruled out of the papal successio...

An African Pope – Cardinals Sarah and Turkson could beat Tagle

as rumours abound about the possible resignation of pope francis, the pope’s appointment of 16 new voting cardinals will further stack the o...

Why the Holy Father and Victor Orbán will forever be at odds

in september 2021, the holy father paid a visit to central europe. he spent three days in slovakia and a mere seven hours in hungary, giving...

Preaching to the unconverted

catholic spectacle and rome’s jews: early modern conversion and resistance emily michelson princeton university press, £30, 352 pages in 155...