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'Poor' to honour Francis at papal funeral

rome – tradition holds that during the anti-christian persecution of roman emperor valerian in 258, st lawrence, when given three days to ro...
Elise Allen

The media's selective understanding of a complexed pope

the death of pope francis leaves us with some very different narratives and perspectives of who he was and how we might assess his life and ...
Gavin Ashenden

Papabile of the day: Cardinal Zuppi

rome – fundamentally, every conclave shapes up as a referendum on the papacy that just ended: do we want to keep going in the same direction...
John L Allen

Science, contraception, and the missed opportunity of Vatican II

the increasing pace of scientific discoveries, including the race to put a man on the moon in the late 1950s, meant that there was widesprea...
Patrick Pullicino

Social media push for Cardinal Sarah as next pope gains momentum

a social media push for cardinal robert sarah to become the next pope appears to be gaining momentum in the wake of the death of pope franci...
The Catholic Herald

Obituary: His Holiness Pope Francis, 1936-2025

his holiness pope francis, who died on easter monday, 21 april, at the age of 88, came to the papacy in 2013 in circumstances that were...
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Müller warns Church risks split if ‘orthodox’ pope not chosen

the catholic church risks a schism if it does not choose an “orthodox” leader, german cardinal gerhard müller has warned ahead of next month...
The Catholic Herald

JD Vance opens up about his papal meeting the day before Pope died

us vice president jd vance has revealed that he has “thought a lot about” the fact he saw the pope only the day before the pontiff died, des...
The Catholic Herald

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

VIDEO: Scenes from Rome as the world pays its last respects to Pope Francis

since wednesday, the remains of pope francis are lying in state inside st. peter’s basilica until his funeral mass on saturday. francis’s si...
Elliot Hartley