Pope Francis

Comments of the Week

how cardinal newman escaped the index sir – of course david mills (“we shouldn’t be ashamed of the index”, june 17) is right. today’s media,...

The Catholic Herald

Briefly noted

the case for jesus by brant pitre (image books, £16). the author, professor of sacred scripture at notre dame seminary in new orleans, provi...

Patriarchs agree to meet regularly

in the final message of the pan-orthodox council, more than 200 bishops from 10 churches affirmed their full unity with one another and with...

Francis: Benedict XVI is ‘immersed in God’

benedict xvi’s decision to retire and live a life dedicated to prayer is an important lesson for the world’s priests, pope francis has said....

‘An immense tragedy is unfolding before us’

pope francis and the head of the armenian apostolic church, catholicos karekin ii, have appealed for common action on behalf of persecuted c...

Pope: we ought to apologise to gay people

christians must ask forgiveness for ways they have discriminated against gay people or fostered hostility towards them, pope francis has sai...

Newman centre to open in Dublin

a centre for faith and reason named after blessed john henry newman is to be opened in dublin. the centre is an initiative of notre dam...

Pope: something isn’t working in ‘unwieldy’ EU

pope francis has called for the european union to come up with new creative ways to stay together following britain’s planned exit, saying i...

An accidental pilgrimage

‘england is not a catholic country.’ this claim seems trite even to an outsider like me, but over the course of my recent visit, it became h...

Matthew Schmitz

What Catholics must do after Orlando

during his recent visit to armenia, pope francis spoke of the need for christians to be active peacemakers in the midst of conflict. peacema...