Pope Francis

Explicit anti-Catholic opera leaves 18 audience members requiring medical assistance

a radical-feminist opera performance has left 18 audience members needing medical treatment for shock and nausea at the stuttgart opera&nbsp...
The Catholic Herald

Archbishop Cordileone slams mandate for abortion signage at pregnancy centres

archbishop salvatore cordileone has criticised a measure that will be on the san francisco ballot come national elections in november that c...
johnlavenburg

New cardinals signal Catholicism’s centre shifting to Global South

several of the new cardinal-designates announced by pope francis have applauded the range of countries represented by those getting a red ha...
Elise Allen

EDITORIAL: The telling outcome of the latest round of red-hat roulette

the holy father has done it again: 21 new prelates of his liking to be made cardinals on 8 december. by this stage of the francis papacy the...
The Catholic Herald

Timothy Radcliffe OP named cardinal in latest round of Pope's red-hat handouts

rome – pope francis on sunday announced a consistory in december for the creation of 21 new cardinals from all over the world, representing ...
Elise Allen

Franken v Francis: protests planned in Rome after Pope rules out women deacons

rome – referring to the handling of questions about the role of women in the church at the current synod of bishops on synodality as “catast...
Elise Allen

Conservative or liberal, right or left? Speaking Catholic with Pope Francis

rome – a few days ago, pope francis said something which, ironically, his most ferocious critics on the far catholic right likely would be t...
John L Allen

Highways and byways to fascinate Catholics, with Fr Nicholas Schofield as guide

for anyone thinking of having a holiday somewhere in england i have only one message to impart: take this book with you. inspired by the “hi...
Alicia Godfrey

Belgium summons papal nuncio to complain of Pope's 'unacceptable' remarks about abortion

rome – belgium’s prime minister has announced that he will summon the vatican’s ambassador to protest remarks on abortion by pope francis at...
The Catholic Herald

The curious linguistic dynamics of the nascent synodal Church

the synodal church 2.0 is under way. it is a process of ecclesial discovery that will be held in secret sessions. the secrecy has only serve...
Gavin Ashenden