Pope Francis

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...
Gavin Ashenden

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...
PeterDayMilne

Papabile of the Day: Cardinal Prevost could be first 'superpower' pope for US

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...
John L Allen

Cardinal Müller says next pope must be 'strong on doctrine' and stand up to ‘gay lobby’

cardinal gerhard müller has said the roman catholic church needs to stand up to the “gay lobby” as part of taking a stronger position “on do...
The Catholic Herald

In their own words: global political and religious leaders pay tribute to life and work of Pope Francis

as news of pope francis’s death broke, increasing numbers of world leaders from across the political and religious spectrums joined in payin...
The Catholic Herald

Cipriani controversy tests cardinals’ resolve on clerical abuse ahead of conclave

as the world’s most exclusive club prepares to elect the new pope, they are in the midst of an immediate test of just how seriously they wil...
Elise Allen

Stories of intrigue and secret plots gather pace as conclave approaches

one of the interesting things to happen after pope francis died is that the movie conclave , which came out last year, has had millions of n...
Charles Collins

Papabile of the Day: Cardinal 'Chito' Tagle has charisma but overall ability questioned

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...
John L Allen