Pope Francis

the next two years are going to be as important for the church as the years of vatican ii in the 1960s, during which time the catholic heral...

William Cash

this is the month when many of our readers go on holiday – and it seems likely that, given the blistering temperatures predicted in europe t...

The Catholic Herald

pope francis’s appointment of archbishop víctor manuel fernández as the new head of the dicastery for the doctrine of the faith is one of th...

The Catholic Herald

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

by ronan doheny in recent years, ireland has seen religious orders close community houses across the country due to lack of vocations. these...

The Catholic Herald

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

rome – a consistory, the event in which a pope creates new cardinals, is always a carefully choreographed bit of theatre, with production va...

John L Allen