Pope Francis

Pope Leo XIV’s first weeks: abuse, finances and fences to mend

a quick look at the first appointments and audiences at the outset of a new papacy offers a small insight into the new system and indicates ...

Papabile cardinal explains his relief at not becoming pope

one of the cardinals who was considered a strong contender to be elected as the new pope to replace pope francis has spoken about his relief...

The Catholic Herald

Liverpool gets new archbishop as city grapples with chaos after car ploughs into crowd

today the mass of installation for archbishop-elect john sherrington will take place at liverpool's metropolitan cathedral of christ the kin...

The Catholic Herald

Church should embrace cultures, says first Vietnam-born head of US diocese

bishop-elect michael pham of san diego, the first vietnamese-american to head a us diocese, hopes the catholic church will recognise its “mu...

Joseph SanMateo

Pope Leo XIV formally installed as Bishop of Rome

rome – pope leo xiv sunday paid visits to the papal basilicas of st. john lateran, where he was formally installed as bishop of rome, and st...

Can a US-born Pope confront 'Americanism' or is it just a 'phantom heresy'?

a pope from the united states. that was the biggest surprise on 8 may when the new pontiff, chicago-native robert francis prevost, was annou...

Charles Collins

Public display of St Teresa’s remains divides opinion in Spain

the first public display in more than a century of the corpse of spain’s beloved saint who died 440 years ago has split opinion, with some i...

The Catholic Herald

Pope's first curial appointment signals continuity with Francis on women in Church

as with any papal transition, when pope leo xiv was elected questions arose about what his priorities would be, and whether he would continu...

Europe’s bishops hope US-born Pope can break through Trump's anti-EU bias

several leading european bishops that represent catholic interests in the european union have stated that a significant concern for them tha...

Singapore cardinal expresses hopes for liberation of traditional Latin Mass

the cardinal archbishop of singapore has defended catholics who are attached to the traditional latin mass. in an interview given to italian...