Pope Francis

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...

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...

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

Fake news on Parolin health scare has media scrambling to blame each other

victory, it’s been said, has a thousand fathers, while defeat is an orphan. right now, taking up residence at that same orphanage appears to...

Debating 20th-century problems in a 21st-century world: this conclave needs to catch up

one of the stories surrounding the conclave to elect pope francis’s successor – set to open on may 7 – is the unfamiliarity of the cardinal ...

Charles Collins

Papabile of the Day: Cardinal Mario Grech, the 'Maltese Falcon' full of surprises

each day between now and the may 7 conclave to elect a successor to pope francis, we are running a profile of a different “papabile”, the it...

Highlights from the wisdom of Pope Francis

by way of inspiration this weekend, and to provide a reminder of and insight into the heart and mind of the man who just left us, here are h...

The Catholic Herald

Papabile of the Day: Cardinal Anders Arborelius

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...

How does the failure to find any Canadian mass graves justify a crime of 'denialism'?

it has been four years since a small indigenous band in british columbia, canada announced that the remains of 215 children had been discove...