Pope Francis

The big story: Pope Francis names 13 new cardinals

what happened? pope francis has announced 13 new cardinals, 10 of them under 80 and so able to vote for his eventual successor. in his unexp...
Staff writers

With the new cardinals, the next conclave will be unlike any other

pope francis was on his way to make an important announcement on sunday when something peculiar happened. for several minutes pilgrims gathe...
The Catholic Herald

Fr Jubani survived jail and torture. But nothing prepared him for Hollywood

fr simon jubani (pronounced: “you-bonnie”) spent much of his adult life in solitary confinement in an albanian prison cell, where he was reg...
Tom Hoopes

Rejoice! St Thérèse of Lisieux is visiting Scotland

it is 25 years since the relics of st thérèse of lisieux began touring the world. england and wales were honoured with their presence in 200...
Bishop Hugh Gilbert

Fr Sosa, the Devil, and the strange new orthodoxy in Rome

the superior general of the jesuits, fr arturo sosa, holds positions that appear incompatible with the catholic faith. he has denied th...
Fr Raymond de Souza

The debate: Was Chesterton an anti-Semite?

yes says stephen daisley of all the writers won to rome, gk chesterton is among the most prized. the late convert was the happiest of c...
The Catholic Herald

Diary: What should the Vatican do now with Castel Gandolfo?

with the summer heat in rome almost unbearable, i’ve been following the saga of pope francis’s rejection of his various summer residences – ...
William Cash

Why a stage invasion didn't faze Pope Francis

it was just short of 20 minutes into the weekly general audience on august 21 when 10-year-old clelia manfellotti of naples mounted the stai...
Christopher R. Altieri

The week in quotations

that forest lung is vital for our planet pope francis on the amazon fires angelus address you’ll find an operations manager who says, ‘...
Staff writers

The week ahead: Retreat, Pope in Africa, Day with Mary

fr jacques philippe comes to london next week, to give a weekend retreat at holy apostles church, pimlico. fr philippe, whose books have sol...
Staff writers