Pope Francis

Pope laicises Argentine priest for multiple cases of child abuse

são paulo, brazil – pope francis removed argentine father justo josé ilarraz of the diocese of santísima concepción in tucumán from the prie...
EduardoCamposLima

The SSPX's bishop problem

on june 30, 1988, archbishop marcel lefebvre, without vatican authorisation, consecrated four priests to the episcopate: bernard fellay, ber...
Thomas Edwards

A Catholic call to action for peace and justice in Gaza

as we enter the advent season—a time for catholics to reflect on the hope and promise of christ’s birth—i feel compelled to address a matter...
Jack Nassar

Who comes next? It's not inappropriate to speculate on Pope Francis's successor

rome – whenever popes begin to age or fall sick, two developments are as inevitable as the rising and the setting of the sun. first, some pe...
John L Allen

Pope wants Rome to host young pilgrims ‘from every part of the earth’ for Jubilee

pope francis has written a letter to families, parishes and religious communities in the diocese of rome urging them to host young pilgrims ...
Elise Allen

Vatican Nativity scene with Christ child on Palestinian keffiyeh removed

a nativity scene displayed at the vatican that depicted the infant jesus resting upon a palestinian keffiyeh has now been removed after caus...
Elise Allen

Another English cardinal: the view from outside St Peter's Basilica

melanie mcdonagh gives a personal view of the elevation of timothy radcliffe op rome – it is, of course, a great honour to be invited to att...
Melanie McDonagh

Why will Pope Francis symbolically open the Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve?

on christmas eve, pope francis will open the holy door of st peter’s basilica to inaugurate the jubilee year of 2025. it is a momentous occa...
The Catholic Herald

Return of The Donald: blessing or curse for US-Vatican relations?

one consequence of information overload in a digital age is an epidemic of “presentism”, meaning the assumption that everything is happening...
John Allen

Goa’s saint and co-founder of Jesuits: Francis Xavier was a true messenger, says Cardinal Tagle

cardinal luis antonio tagle has said that saint francis xavier serves as “an inspiration and model in being a messenger of the good news”, m...
Nirmala Carvalho