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Four frontrunners have emerged as the most likely contenders known as papabile to succeed Pope Francis but at least a dozen others are in strong contention

Pope Francis appeared in public for the first time since he was diagnosed with bronchitis

The pope tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience on Saturday

A traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him has died

The year 2025 is a Year of Jubilee: an event held every quarter-century that calls Catholics around the world to embark on a holy journey of faith and repentance.

Pope Francis’ reveals in his new autobiography titled ‘Hope’ – the second of two books in two years by the pontiff

A historic papal autobiography offers unique insights into the challenges faced by the leader of the Catholic church, but skates over scandals

Pope Francis says in his autobiography he received a ‘large white box’ relating to ‘difficult and painful situations’

Peruvian priest regarded as ‘the father of liberation theology’

Editorial: The Vatican’s latest refusal to contemplate female ordination is compromising Pope Francis’s modernising mission

One day last year I opened my email to find a curious message from Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa. The email began with a common assumption. Because my job title contains the phrase “Capuchin Fellow”, many people assume I must be a Capuchin friar myself. I am however simply an expert on…