Holy See

English Cardinal Arthur Roche is of course papabile and here is why

the one and only english pope was nicholas breakspear. a failed vocation from st albans, he later made a name for himself as the hard-boiled...
Simon Caldwell

Does bishop’s intervention herald pushback against Irish synodal process?

the bishop of waterford and lismore, alphonsus cullinan, has said the irish national synthesis sent to rome revealed “an attitude to what co...
The Catholic Herald

Pope makes Arthur Roche England's newest cardinal

pope francis has made arthur roche, the former bishop of leeds, one of 20 new cardinals during a consistory in rome. cardinal roche, prefect...
Staff Reporter

Synodal Path hits the accelerator as European divide deepens

synodal path set to vote on all-important council, despite global evidence that liberalism will not save the german church next month, parti...
The Catholic Herald

EXCLUSIVE: Bianca Jagger denounces Ortega's 'brutal war' against Catholic Church in Nicaragua

human rights defender bianca jagger has called upon the catholic leaders and politicians around the world to speak out forcefully against th...
Simon Caldwell

Why is the Vatican so relaxed about persecution?

one of the most dispiriting things about the recent vatican-china deal, and its looming second renewal (in spite of the fact that renewal wi...
The Catholic Herald

The allegations against Cardinal Ouellet could swing the balance in the Papal succession

earlier this week canadian media reported that canada’s cardinal marc ouellet – a potential successor to the pope and a noted conservative -...
The Catholic Herald

Is Cardinal Zen a bargaining chip for Beijing in Vatican deal?

cardinal joseph zen - a long-standing critic of the vatican’s accommodation with the chinese communist party (ccp) - has now has his trial d...
The Catholic Herald

‘I fight the good fight, the good fight of faith’

father gerald murray is an ice hockey-playing new york priest, canon lawyer and conservative catholic public commentator. he is probably the...
William Cash

The marvels of Campion Hall, Oxford

the jesuits originally arrived in oxford in 1793 when they opened a small chapel dedicated to st ignatius in st clements. they surrendered r...
Michael Hodges