Pope Francis

800 years of Britain's Franciscan heritage celebrated on pilgrimage from Dover Beach to Canterbury

while it was yet twilight a figure appeared silently and suddenly on a little hill above the city, dark against the fading darkness. .. the ...
James Somerville-Meikle

Apostolic Nuncios, the papal 'ambassadors', come under the spotlight

the vatican has established a study group that will evaluate the role and function of apostolic nuncios, the papal representatives of the ch...
Nirmala Carvalho

Aboard the 'VAMP' rollercoaster as papal press corps keeps up with Pope Francis

after returning from the sprawling 12-day trip to asia and oceania with pope francis, i find myself in my usual post-papal-trip state. exhau...
Elise Allen

Levitation and bilocation: a courageous history of supernatural belief

when i first came across carlos eire’s recent book they flew , i was awestruck at the courage of the man. he is a catholic historian and a p...
Gavin Ashenden

Rejecting migrants is as bad as abortion, says Pope on flight to Rome

on board the papal plane – pope francis during his in-flight press conference returning from singapore to rome said american catholics torn ...
Elise Ann Allen

New Plymouth bishop named seven months after shock cancellation of first choice

the pope has announced a new bishop of plymouth after the original choice was mysteriously cancelled earlier this year. francis has named au...
Simon Caldwell

All faiths lead to God: New controversy as Pope preaches religious pluralism on final day of tour

singapore – pope francis on friday wrapped up a three-day visit to singapore by declaring that “all religions are a path to god”. “they are ...
The Catholic Herald

Can a skyscraper represent love? Pope Francis says it can in Singapore

singapore – surrounded by a city-state whose urban core contains more than 100 high-rise structures straining towards the sky, pope francis ...
Elise Ann Allen

New and united Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia approved by Pope Francis

archbishop mark o’toole has announced the creation of the new archdiocese of cardiff-menevia, a decision promulgated by pope francis on 12 s...
The Catholic Herald

Pope’s voyage between third and first worlds is a microcosm of his papacy and 11-year message

singapore – pope francis travelled from one of the world’s poorest nations to one of its richest on 11 september, leaving behind the dusty b...
Elise Allen