Vatican News

Papabile of the Day: Cardinal Mario Grech, the 'Maltese Falcon' full of surprises

each day between now and the may 7 conclave to elect a successor to pope francis, we are running a profile of a different “papabile”, the it...

Papabile of the Day: Cardinal Anders Arborelius

each day between now and the may 7 conclave to elect a successor to pope francis, john allen is offering a profile of a different  papa...

Taking charge of 1.4 billion souls: the spectacle gripping the world

every so often there comes a moment in history when the world’s entire attention is focused on a particular event or person – the death of a...

Serenhedd James

Rome's ecclesiastical tailors compete to dress next pope

expectations are not only heating up in the vatican this week about who will be the new pope but also regarding who will dress him after whi...

The Catholic Herald

Could this be the longest conclave in modern history?

every catholic has his or her prediction for the conclave: some predict a new pope in the mould of pope francis, others predict a course cor...

Papabile of the Day: Cardinal Prevost could be first 'superpower' pope for US

each day between now and the may 7 conclave to elect a successor to pope francis, we are running a profile of a different “papabile”, the it...

Mel Gibson's new film on the Resurrection: a metaphysical 'acid trip' into the supernatural

mel gibson’s return to biblical cinema is underway with the resurrection of the christ , the long-anticipated sequel to his 2004 epic the pa...

Stories of intrigue and secret plots gather pace as conclave approaches

one of the interesting things to happen after pope francis died is that the movie conclave , which came out last year, has had millions of n...

Charles Collins

Becciu backs down: fallen Cardinal bows to Pope Francis’s final will

rome – after initially insisting he would take part in the conclave to elect a successor to pope francis, italian cardinal angelo becciu, st...

Novemdiales notebook: non-stop conclave speculation

novemdiales notebook with the vatican announcing that the conclave will start on may 7th, rome is now well into the nine day official period...