Pope Francis

‘Papabile’ of the Day: Cardinal Péter Erdő

it is a matter of historical record that, years before the conclave of 2005 which elected cardinal joseph ratzinger as pope benedict xvi, a ...
John L Allen

Francis, ‘the people’s pope’, entombed in his favourite Roman basilica

in the final stage of his earthly journey, pope francis was entombed on saturday in the papal basilica of saint mary major, a sign of his de...
Elise Allen

Requiem for a Pope

william cash, former editor of the catholic herald , on pope francis’s funeral and legacy the sight of donald trump and his catholic first l...
William Cash

Trump and Zelensky have heart-to-heart inside the Vatican

images of president zelensky and donald trump having a private conversation at the funeral of pope francis have emerged. the relationship be...
Thomas Edwards

Cardinal Re’s homily remembers Pope Francis’s legacy

during his funeral mass, pope francis was remembered for his extraordinary legacy of service to those on life’s margins and praised for his ...
Elise Ann Allen

World leaders at Pope Francis’s funeral: who is there and where are they seated?

leaders from across the world have gathered in st peter's square to attend the funeral of pope francis. uk prime minister sir keir starmer i...
The Catholic Herald

Friends, Romans, countrymen: a papal funeral is more than the burial of a body

it might be thought to be stating the obvious, but before electing a new pope the church has to bury the last. the papal funeral is first of...
Fr James Bradley

The world leaders attending the Pope's funeral

rome – one of pope francis’s most consistent geopolitical priorities throughout his 12-year reign was peacemaking, most notably through his ...
Elise Allen

'Poor' to honour Francis at papal funeral

rome – tradition holds that during the anti-christian persecution of roman emperor valerian in 258, st lawrence, when given three days to ro...
Elise Allen

The media's selective understanding of a complexed pope

the death of pope francis leaves us with some very different narratives and perspectives of who he was and how we might assess his life and ...
Gavin Ashenden