Vatican News

World leaders at Pope Francis’s funeral: who is there and where are they seated?

leaders from across the world have gathered in st peter's square to attend the funeral of pope francis. uk prime minister sir keir starmer i...
The Catholic Herald

Friends, Romans, countrymen: a papal funeral is more than the burial of a body

it might be thought to be stating the obvious, but before electing a new pope the church has to bury the last. the papal funeral is first of...
Fr James Bradley

The world leaders attending the Pope's funeral

rome – one of pope francis’s most consistent geopolitical priorities throughout his 12-year reign was peacemaking, most notably through his ...
Elise Allen

'Poor' to honour Francis at papal funeral

rome – tradition holds that during the anti-christian persecution of roman emperor valerian in 258, st lawrence, when given three days to ro...
Elise Allen

Papabile of the day: Cardinal Zuppi

rome – fundamentally, every conclave shapes up as a referendum on the papacy that just ended: do we want to keep going in the same direction...
John L Allen

Science, contraception, and the missed opportunity of Vatican II

the increasing pace of scientific discoveries, including the race to put a man on the moon in the late 1950s, meant that there was widesprea...
Patrick Pullicino

Social media push for Cardinal Sarah as next pope gains momentum

a social media push for cardinal robert sarah to become the next pope appears to be gaining momentum in the wake of the death of pope franci...
The Catholic Herald

Obituary: His Holiness Pope Francis, 1936-2025

his holiness pope francis, who died on easter monday, 21 april, at the age of 88, came to the papacy in 2013 in circumstances that were...
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Müller warns Church risks split if ‘orthodox’ pope not chosen

the catholic church risks a schism if it does not choose an “orthodox” leader, german cardinal gerhard müller has warned ahead of next month...
The Catholic Herald

A conclave doesn't deal in ‘candidates’, cardinal explains

filipino cardinal pablo virgilio david has downplayed talk about “popular candidates” in the upcoming conclave that will occur following the...
Joseph SanMateo