Pope Francis

EXCLUSIVE: Newman miracle mother calls for English saint to be made 'Doctor of the Church'

the american woman whose miraculous healing at the point of death led to the canonisation of st john henry newman has added her voice to cal...

'Is the Pope a Catholic?' The rhetorical question that's losing axiomatic power

“is the pope a catholic?” is old and well-used rhetorical repartee. it doesn’t require and answer. or it didn’t until recently. after pope’s...

Pope Francis responding well to treatment but not out of woods yet, say papal doctors

rome – having spent three weeks in the hospital for treatment of double pneumonia, pope francis continues to be in stable condition and is r...

Pope Francis encourages Fr James Martin SJ

pope francis writes a note to a pilgrim at the vatican on 6 july 2016. (gabriel bouys/afp via getty images)   pope francis has written ...

Ambassador Habsburg: Pope Francis will find ‘a vibrant Christian country’ in Hungary

hungary’s ambassador to the holy see eduard habsburg says that pope francis will find “a vibrant christian country” when he visits hungary t...

Advent: let's keep our eyes on the prize

advent: the time of arriving, the beginning of the church’s year, a season of preparation that concludes on christmas eve. pope francis tell...

The Catholic Herald

Should Pope Francis excommunicate President Ortega?

the arrest of a senior bishop and leading opposition voice in nicaragua brings the situation within the country to crisis point, now demandi...

The Catholic Herald

Catholic groups hail COP28 progress but say more must be done

catholic leaders say the final agreement at the cop28 conference on climate issues is progress, but it does not move fast enough to eliminat...

Charles Collins

Pope Francis to Catholics in Vanimo: 'You are doing something beautiful'

vanimo – in one of papua new guinea’s most remote dioceses, pope francis arrived on sunday bringing both spiritual and material comfort to p...

Elise Ann Allen