Pope Francis

Catholics are being forced out of Iraq and Syria. The Pope's new reform could help them

Large communities of Eastern Catholics have left their homes. This motu proprio will help preserve their culture

This new attack on Humanae Vitae is either ignorant or disingenuous

Some good friends of mine have signed the Wijngaards statement. But it overlooks some basic points

Stephen Bullivant

Pope orders canon law changes to bring Latin and Eastern practices closer

The changes, brought in after 15 years of study, are to help Eastern Christians living in Latin-majority lands

New motu proprio on harmonizing codes of canon law: full English translation

The first English translation of the Pope's announcement on harmonising Eastern and Latin canon law. Translated by Fr James Bradley and Ed Condon

What's inside this week's magazine?

A sneak preview of this week's Catholic Herald

Whose legacy will last longer?

Benedict XVI favoured a slow, step-by-step approach to reform, while Francis prefers sweeping initiatives that advance quickly

Fr Raymond de Souza

The big story of the past seven days

✣   leaked letter restarts ‘amoris wars’ what happened? the debate over amoris laetitia has reopened after a letter written by pope fra...

Francis fulfils wish of teenager with cancer

pope francis administered the sacrament of confirmation to a teenage cancer patient last week. francis confirmed 16-year-old giuseppe chiolo...

Francis is better at decisions, says Benedict

benedict xvi has said that, although he does not see himself “as a failure”, governance was not his “forte” as pope. in a book-length interv...

Pope to bishops: look out for the Devil

the devil’s favourite weapon for destroying the church is division, pope francis has told new bishops. he told them to be careful to make su...