Pope Francis

The Jesuit churches of Lancashire

three churches in the county still remain under jesuit control, but many more have been passed on to diocesan or other authorities . lancash...

Small is beautiful: Pope Francis's encouragement for Mongolian Catholics

ulaanbaatar – on his second full day in mongolia, pope francis met with pastors and missionaries who serve the country’s tiny catholic flock...

Pope Francis welcomed to Mongolia: Chinese Christians make perilous journey

rome – a group of chinese catholics were so thrilled to see the pope close to home that they invented excuses to make the trip to mongolia, ...

By stacking the odds in his favour, does Pope Francis risk splitting the vote at the next conclave?

almost 300 years ago, a minor french playwright by the cumbersome name of léonor-jean-christine soulas d’allainval – he mockingly referred t...

'Move on': Pope's advice to U.S. conservative Catholics 'mad' at ideology slurs

aboard the papal plane – pope francis has told infuriated conservative american catholics to “move on” after he accused them of putting ideo...

Berlin archbishop permits same-sex blessings with impunity

a german archbishop has told priests they can confer blessings on same-sex couples without fear of punishment. the move by archbishop heiner...

Moscow thanks Pope for 'balanced approach' to war in Ukraine

rome – russian spokespersons have praised what they called pope francis’s “balanced approach” to the war in ukraine, in the wake of protests...

‘God sent us’: Lebanese nuns find a home in war-torn Iraq

tom westcott reports from karamlesh, near mosul, where the sisters of jesus crucified are supporting a community torn apart by militants. at...

Mediterranean mission

the holy father is nothing if not peripatetic. three weeks after the papal visit to mongolia, he faces a very different challenge with a vis...

The Catholic Herald

Leading U.S. Catholics clash over 'schismatic' synod agenda

new york – a controversial american jesuit priest has made a robust defence of the forthcoming vatican synod in the face of claims by critic...