Holy See

umbria in italy beckons for the next catholic herald pilgrimage at the end of september. we are venturing beyond the iberian peninsula to wa...

James Jeffrey

lisbon – in the wake of a devastating clerical sexual abuse scandal in a country already buffeted by secularisation and increasing pluralism...

Elise Ann Allen

the herald’s guide to which books to pack when heading off for the summer. whether they’re packing their passports or just looking forward t...

The Catholic Herald

are we reading too much into pope francis’s upcoming consistory, which could influence the choice of his successor, asks john h allen jr . r...

John Allen

rome – by now, pope francis’s novel use of media should surprise no one – except, perhaps, his official pr personnel, who are constantly bei...

Crux Staff

rome – after making trips to kyiv, moscow, and washington d.c. as part of his peace mission on behalf of pope francis for the war in ukraine...

Elise Allen

rome – rome is a city that prides itself on having seen it all over the course of its millennia-long history, so much so that “been there, d...

John L Allen

rome – iraqi president adul latif rashid’s recent decision to withdraw an official decree recognising cardinal luis raphael sako as patriarc...

Elise Allen

with six cardinals and pope francis visiting next month, william cash heads to lisbon to investigate the new special relationship between po...

William Cash

an historic deal was reached between the vatican and the people’s republic of china in 2018 that was seen as a breakthrough in a struggle fo...

Simon Caldwell