Pope Francis

Bishop praises Supreme Court for 'standing firm' against gender ideologues

the bishop of portsmouth has praised the supreme court for declaring that women are defined solely by biological sex. the remarks of the rt ...
Simon Caldwell

Pope defies medical advice to visit prison on Holy Thursday

rome – although pope francis is observing a two-month period of rest after a 38-day hospitalisation he ventured out twice yesterday - once t...
Elise Allen

King Charles delivers Easter message for Maundy Thursday

king charles has issued his easter message in which he discusses the "paradox of human life" and the humility of jesus that was witnessed on...
The Catholic Herald

Traditional Latin Mass to end in Detroit archdiocese parishes

archbishop edward weisenburger of detroit has announced that parish churches in the archdiocese offering the traditional latin mass (tlm) wi...
The Catholic Herald

JD Vance to meet Cardinal Parolin on Easter trip to Rome

it has been confirmed that us vice-president jd vance and his family will travel to italy at the end of holy week and spend easter there, ac...
The Catholic Herald

Blooms of hope: Dutch Easter tradition at the Vatican lives on

once again st. peter’s square will be bedecked in dutch flowers this holy week thanks to a long-standing tradition between the city state an...
Luuk van den Einden

Cardinal Becciu alleges new evidence proves misconduct in Vatican ‘trial of the century’

rome – the vatican’s “trial of the century”, which ended in december 2023 with guilty verdicts against italian cardinal angelo becciu and ei...
John L Allen

'God’s architect' moves closer to sainthood: Pope declares Antoni Gaudí Venerable

pope francis has declared 19th-century architect antoni gaudí, who designed the sagrada familia basilica in barcelona, venerable, a crucial ...
The Catholic Herald

What to expect from this 'new era' in Francis' papacy

rome – when pope francis was discharged from the hospital three weeks ago, officials broadly said that a new era of his papacy was being ush...
Elise Allen

Police ban outdoor Palm Sunday procession in India's capital

mumbai, india –the delhi police in india’s capital denied permission for the palm sunday “way of the cross” procession from st. mary’s churc...
Nirmala Carvalho