Pope Francis

the dome of st peter’s was shrouded in mist for the funeral of pope benedict, with the cupola and the cross disappearing behind the figures ...

Melanie McDonagh

photo: vatican media the crowds are quieter this time. by comparison with the enormous throng of people – most of them poles – who came to s...

Melanie McDonagh

pope francis will face many challenges in 2023 – but it’s a year that also happens to be filled with significant anniversaries, including th...

Diana Montagna

it was the morning of 19 april 2005, and i was in north carolina. i was a senior at duke divinity school and was in duke chapel with my spir...

Matthew Olver

it is anomalous that joseph ratzinger—who was pope benedict xvi from 2005 to 2013, and afterwards pope emeritus until his death at the vatic...

The Catholic Herald

the catholic church is today mourning the death today of pope emeritus benedict xvi. the 95-year-old german former pope died at 9.34 am loca...

Simon Caldwell

as the christmas octave continues, simon may takes an affectionate ecumenical look at plum wodehouse's treatment of the numerous anglican cl...

Simon May

vatican city : december 29, 2022 new details about pope emeritus benedict xvi’s condition have emerged following pope francis’s request yest...

Diana Montagna

vatican city, dec 28, 2022 the vatican confirmed wednesday that pope emeritus benedict xvi has experienced a sudden decline in his health, b...

Hannah Brockhaus

pope francis has ordered the return of three parthenon fragments which have been held in the papal collections of the vatican museums for ce...

Olenka Hamilton