Vatican News

English Cardinal Arthur Roche is of course papabile and here is why

the one and only english pope was nicholas breakspear. a failed vocation from st albans, he later made a name for himself as the hard-boiled...
Simon Caldwell

Does bishop’s intervention herald pushback against Irish synodal process?

the bishop of waterford and lismore, alphonsus cullinan, has said the irish national synthesis sent to rome revealed “an attitude to what co...
The Catholic Herald

Pope makes Arthur Roche England's newest cardinal

pope francis has made arthur roche, the former bishop of leeds, one of 20 new cardinals during a consistory in rome. cardinal roche, prefect...
Staff Reporter

When will the Pope resign?

for many catholics unhappy about the direction of travel of the church under pope francis, if and when he will resign are perhaps the most a...
The Catholic Herald

Why is the Vatican so relaxed about persecution?

one of the most dispiriting things about the recent vatican-china deal, and its looming second renewal (in spite of the fact that renewal wi...
The Catholic Herald

Is Cardinal Zen a bargaining chip for Beijing in Vatican deal?

cardinal joseph zen - a long-standing critic of the vatican’s accommodation with the chinese communist party (ccp) - has now has his trial d...
The Catholic Herald

‘I fight the good fight, the good fight of faith’

father gerald murray is an ice hockey-playing new york priest, canon lawyer and conservative catholic public commentator. he is probably the...
William Cash

The marvels of Campion Hall, Oxford

the jesuits originally arrived in oxford in 1793 when they opened a small chapel dedicated to st ignatius in st clements. they surrendered r...
Michael Hodges

Imminent schism? Boost for Synodal Path as German Catholics back abortion

the vatican may have come out swinging against the german synodal path , claiming the movement - designed to give lay members a say in runni...
The Catholic Herald

Reaching beyond politics: how Pope Francis can win over Russia Patriarch

pope francis met deputy leader of the russian orthodox church, metropolitan antonij, at the vatican late last week. the meeting was part of ...
The Catholic Herald