Pope Francis

‘Papabile’ of the Day: Cardinal Fernando Filoni, the diplomat who braved Baghdad

each day between now and the may 7 conclave to elect a successor to pope francis, john allen is offering a profile of a different  papa...
John L Allen

Pope Francis’s popemobile transformed into mobile clinic for Gaza children

one of pope francis’ popemobiles is to be transformed into a mobile clinic for children in gaza. not long before his death, pope francis don...
The Catholic Herald

Strained relations between Israel and Holy See cast shadow over papal conclave

as the cardinals of the catholic church prepare to gather in conclave for the election of a successor to pope francis, various issues facing...
Charles Collins

'We need clarity': Fr Gerry Murray on Francis, Trump and this week's conclave

rome. we are in the midst of sede vacante, and i am sitting in the hot, early lunchtime roman sunshine with fr gerald murray, one of america...
William Cash

Philippine bishops defend Cardinal Tagle’s record ahead of conclave

as the conclave to elect a new pope approaches, the catholic bishops’ conference of the philippines (cbcp) is defending the record of cardin...
Joseph SanMateo

‘Papabile’ of the Day: Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, 'the little Ratzinger' from Sri Lanka

each day between now and the may 7 conclave to elect a successor to pope francis, john allen is offering a profile of a different  papa...
John L Allen

Papabile of the Day: Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero, 'the Man from Morocco'

both geographically and historically, the region of andalusia in spain is a crossroads of humanity. bordering both the atlantic ocean and th...
John L Allen

What on earth was Trump thinking posting a picture of himself as pope?

there is an old idiom at universities in the united states: “sophomores act sophomoric.” it means young people in their late teens often do ...
Charles Collins

FEATURE: Cardinals assess Pope Francis's legacy as they debate Church's future ahead of conclave

with just four days to go until the conclave to elect a new pope begins, cardinals are addressing a variety of challenges the next pontiff w...
Elise Allen

White smoke chimney installed at Sistine Chapel for conclave

vatican firefighters have installed the all-important chimney on the roof of the sistine chapel ahead of next week’s conclave to select a ne...
The Catholic Herald