Pope Francis

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...

Taking charge of 1.4 billion souls: the spectacle gripping the world

every so often there comes a moment in history when the world’s entire attention is focused on a particular event or person – the death of a...

Serenhedd James

Is Cardinal Sarah the man to save the Church as the next pope?

there are moments in history that act as defining dates determining and reflecting the change of direction in world affairs. we think of 178...

Rome's ecclesiastical tailors compete to dress next pope

expectations are not only heating up in the vatican this week about who will be the new pope but also regarding who will dress him after whi...

The Catholic Herald

Could this be the longest conclave in modern history?

every catholic has his or her prediction for the conclave: some predict a new pope in the mould of pope francis, others predict a course cor...