Pope Francis

Archbishop John Quinn had called for major reforms to the Curia and College of Cardinals for the sake of Christian unity

Catholic News Service

William of Orange's baton, lost during the 16th-century Dutch War of Independence, had been housed in a Jesuit convent in Spain

Mark Greaves

By January next year, the Pope will have visited nearly every country in South America - apart from his homeland

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Cardinal Sarah's opponents have attacked his views and called for his sacking. His response has been a gracious silence

Matthew Schmitz

the writer flannery o’connor once quipped that “the church’s motto is the wrong man for the job”. she was expressing a common complaint amon...

The Catholic Herald

✣   tim farron resigns amid conflict over faith what happened? tim farron, the leader of the liberal democrats, has stepped down after ...

Staff writers

cardinal vincent nichols has urged londoners to use their anger as a “force for good” in the wake of the grenfell tower fire. the cardinal w...

Staff writers

police have looked the other way as gangs of young people have terrorised a catholic community in north-east vietnam, according to reports. ...

Staff writers

negotiations between government and opposition groups leading to free and fair elections are needed to put an end to violence in venezuela a...

Staff writers

francis to visit peru and chile in january pope francis will travel to chile and peru in january, the vatican has announced. it will be his ...

Staff Reporter