Pope Francis

Leading articles

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The Catholic Herald

Airbrushing the Bible out of the First World War

for the soldiers in the trenches of the first world war, the comforts of faith were essential. indeed, so bravely did the french priests ser...

Latin: the language of remembrance

i recently attended the funeral at the london oratory of a friend, killed in an accident aged only 47. the baroque magnificence of the orato...

Letters & emails

let’s share cathedrals with anglicans sir – i found peter sheppard’s article (charterhouse, october 5) about the possibility of catholics re...

The Catholic Herald

Are tensions rising between the Vatican and Cardinal Burke?

the italian journalist who helped archbishop carlo maria viganò craft his searing “testimony” now claims that rome has quietly ordered ameri...

Michael Warren Davis

The 'unspun hero' who will lead the Scottish bishops' conference

bishop hugh gilbert of aberdeen has retained his english accent. despite having lived in scotland since 1975, when he joined the benedictine...

Can the Vatican bring order to the Catholic internet?

several stories over the past few weeks have made some hay with a few lines from the recent synod’s final document regarding the “certificat...

Christopher R. Altieri

A bombshell in Baltimore

it has been evident for some years, but now it has been hammered home with breathtaking emphasis. pope francis has decided that he, and he a...

Fr Raymond de Souza

The time of the tribes

The McCarrick scandal and mixed messages from Rome have sparked conflict in the American Church. Here are the colourful combatants

Michael Warren Davis and Damian Thompson

Cardinal Errazuriz confirms exit from Council of Cardinals

embattled cardinal francisco javier errazuriz has said he is no longer a member of pope francis's council of cardinals, having finished his ...