Pope Francis

Changing the conclave? Whatever happens next is likely also to have happened before

rome – despite two separate denials of mounting intensity, speculation continues to make the rounds that pope francis has tasked a veteran i...

Pope demands loyalty from Syro-Malabar Church after resignation of controversial cardinal

mumbai – a leading dissident in india’s syro-malabar church has expressed satisfaction for the resignations of two senior officials, includi...

Nirmala Carvalho

Expert says church is 'waking up' to climate crisis under Pope Francis

leicester, united kingdom – a leading catholic expert on the environment has said that under pope francis' leadership, “the whole church is ...

Charles Collins

Who needs enemies? Pope's special nominee to Synod on Synodality facing trial in Sicily

rome – it has emerged that one of pope francis's special nominees to the synod on synodality, luca casarini, is under investigation in sicil...

'I am getting better': Pope gives Angelus address from home again on Advent Sunday

rome – on advent sunday pope francis gave his noontime angelus address from his private residence rather than saint peter’s square in order ...

Pope Francis stays at Rome but sends message to world leaders gathered at COP28 in Dubai

rome – despite cancelling a planned trip to the cop28 united nations climate summit in dubai due to health concerns, pope francis sent a mes...

'Your Lord is coming!' Setting out on a new Church year with Pope Francis

in st matthew's gospel we hear a beautiful promise that introduces us to the season of advent: “your lord is coming” (cf.  mt  24:...

The Catholic Herald

EXCLUSIVE: Don’t blame young if they turn to tradition in age of confusion, says Schneider

whenever one prepares to meet people of high moral stature or rank, there is always a temptation to consider them also in physically grandio...

From Texas to the tribunal, the perplexities of papal power

john l allen jr explains the absolute power of the pope, but also that two current controversial situations are very different in nature. al...

Pope attends nine appointments in one day despite ill health

rome – pope francis kept a busy schedule thursday, with nine separate appointments, despite receiving ongoing antibiotic treatment for a flu...