Pope Francis

Time to ‘seriously discuss’ ending priestly celibacy in Catholic Church, declares Maltese archbishop

an archbishop viewed as a major ally of pope francis has called for the end to the discipline of priestly celibacy in the catholic church. m...
Simon Caldwell

Good vibrations

it is a long time since i last heard about a television programme with a pang of regret at having missed it, but i do rather wish i’d caught...
Nick Thomas

Pope Francis asks Catholics to join prayer for peace in the Holy Land

pope francis thanked god for the cease-fire agreed to in the holy land, adding a prayer “for the pursuit of paths of dialogue and peace.” he...
Staff Reporter

The Order of Malta has the right to control its affairs

the pope’s five-year intervention in the affairs of the order of malta has not been particularly happy. some of the order’s knights and dame...
The Catholic Herald

The Church must deal with abuse head-on if it wants to recover its moral authority

it sometimes feels as though the endless flow of clerical abuse scandals will never stop, writes niall gooch. the most recently uncovered pe...
Niall Gooch

"We are here to stay and struggle”– Cardinal Pell on the Church's power of endurance

flanked by two enormous eighteenth-century portraits of long-dead judges, on saturday 13th november cardinal george pell delivered the oxfor...
Serenhedd James

Did the Pope’s message to Europe miss the elephant in the room?

pope francis has encouraged young people gathered at the european union youth conference in the czech republic to present to the world “a ne...
The Catholic Herald

Mending a fractured American Church

the us bishops’ conference is to issue a teaching document “on the beauty and power of the eucharist”.   it is overdue. in 2019, a pew ...
The Catholic Herald

Benedict XVI: Francis, Charles and Biden lead tributes

pope francis, king charles iii and president joe biden are among the world leaders who have paid tribute to pope emeritus benedict xvi, who ...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis Orders Pay Cuts, Salary Freezes

-- rome -- pope francis has ordered pay cuts for senior vatican officials and broad pay freezes, a belt-tightening measure that further illu...
Christopher Altieri