Pope Francis

Was John Paul I the last Italian pope?

on september 4, pope francis beatified pope john paul i – “the smiling pope” – who died after just 33 days in office. at a ceremony in st pe...
The Catholic Herald

English Cardinal Arthur Roche is of course papabile and here is why

the one and only english pope was nicholas breakspear. a failed vocation from st albans, he later made a name for himself as the hard-boiled...
Simon Caldwell

Does bishop’s intervention herald pushback against Irish synodal process?

the bishop of waterford and lismore, alphonsus cullinan, has said the irish national synthesis sent to rome revealed “an attitude to what co...
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Burke: the dark horse in the running to succeed Pope Francis

cardinal raymond leo burke – a canon lawyer and former archbishop of st. louis – could be a dark horse candidate to succeed pope francis in ...
Staff Reporter

Pope makes Arthur Roche England's newest cardinal

pope francis has made arthur roche, the former bishop of leeds, one of 20 new cardinals during a consistory in rome. cardinal roche, prefect...
Staff Reporter

Will consistory decide next Pope, as Erdő, Tagle and Zuppi still front runners?

as saturday’s consistory gets under way, the first time many cardinals will meet may present the opportunity to decide francis’s successor o...
Staff Reporter

Synodal Path hits the accelerator as European divide deepens

synodal path set to vote on all-important council, despite global evidence that liberalism will not save the german church next month, parti...
The Catholic Herald

McElroy vs Cordileone: the battle for American Catholicism

the elevation of the bishop of san diego, rather than the archbishop of san francisco, to cardinal this summer demonstrates the extent to wh...
The Catholic Herald

When will the Pope resign?

for many catholics unhappy about the direction of travel of the church under pope francis, if and when he will resign are perhaps the most a...
The Catholic Herald

Erdő and Tagle: still in pole position to succeed Francis after Ouellet allegation

cardinal marc ouellet – a potential successor to the pope and a noted conservative from canada – may now be ruled out of the papal successio...
Staff Reporter