Pope Francis

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...

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...

The Holy Father’s trip to Far East reflected both his mission and reluctance to slow down

when 87-year-old pope francis boarded ita airways flight az4001 – that, by the way, is always the designation for a pope’s outbound fli...

Can the Synod really achieve any of its aims?

much of this month will be taken up by the synod on synodality, the latest instalment in the synodal process which has been such a distincti...

The Catholic Herald

Art for the autumnal equinox on Faith, Hope and Love

on a bright and crisp northern california sunday afternoon, los angeles-based artist deborah lanino’s exhibition of twenty-five paintings re...

Women priests activists disrupt papal Mass

brussels – pope francis closed his visit to belgium on sunday with the beatification of spanish nun and missionary anne of jesus, telling ca...

Pope drops in on Belgian homeless

brussels – pope francis has made an unannounced visit to a parish in brussels where he met with members of the local homeless population and...

Diary: Life in the papal jet-set

every papal trip, however long or short, is a bit of a rat-race. for the press, it usually involves early check-ins and, therefore, absurdly...

Pope's apology to abuse victims rejected by survivors' group as 'damage control'

brussels – after pope francis met a group of survivors of clerical sexual abuse in belgium friday, one advocacy organization has said such g...