Pope Francis

Pope Francis says he will pray, not speak, at Auschwitz

The Pontiff told reporters: 'May the Lord give me the grace to cry'

Indifference to suffering is a 'spiritual lethargy that numbs the mind', says Francis

The Pope said a lack of mercy 'makes life barren' at an audience in St Peter's Square

Junno Arocho Esteves

‘Why can’t we choose our own Patriarch?’

The Pope has appointed Franciscans to two of the most prestigious posts in the Holy Land. Neither speaks Arabic, so what's going on?

Jill, Duchess of Hamilton

An accidental pilgrimage

I touched down from America hoping only for a few good dinners. But I found hints everywhere of British Catholicism's surprising vitality

Matthew Schmitz

In brief

suicide bombers target a christian village four suicide bombers attacked a predominantly christian village in north-east lebanon on monday, ...

The big story of the past seven days

✣  britain votes to leave european union what happened? britain voted to leave the european union in an unexpected result whose effects...

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....