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Ope Of The Space-age
Page 10 from 11th August 1978is aim peace in 1 , the world The life and times of Pope Paul VI by Michael Wilson, the Catholic Herald's Rome correspondent who has covered......

The Year Of The Three Popes
Page 3 from 29th December 1978THERE ARE NOT many moments in history when one can put one's finger on the world as it turns and say with certainty. "Here is change. The course of......

Behind The Crimson Robes And Red Hats
Page 13 from 17th August 2007Francis Phillips takes us on a guided tour through the history of English cardinals in this lavishly illustrated and informative new book The......

The Red Pope
Page 5 from 12th July 1985ROME: It is Friday, May 24, 1985, the eve of the consistory summoned by Pope John Paul Ii to confer the Cardinal's Red Hat on 28 prelates from the......

The Old Man Of The Century
Page 7 from 12th April 1996At 94, Monsignor AN Gilbey is a living testament to the changes and the unalterable truths of the Church in the 20th century. AR Haydon gives......

What Would You Do If You Were Pope For A Day?
Page 10 from 26th November 2004Quentin de la Bédoyère A short while back, I issued a challenge: what would be your first major action or strategy if you were elected Pope – the......

Order Returns To Palestine But British Policy Will Be...
Page 9 from 28th October 1938From a Special Correspondent During the past week the firm measures taken by the British authorities in Palestine, the direct outcome, it must be......

The Slow Progress Of Benedict's Revolution
Page 5 from 10th November 2006'm not sure when the Curia will be reformed, if it ever will be," plaintively remarked one Vatican official. For him, the predicted big shake-up......

The Delegate With Ecumenical Zest And Taste For Fun
Page 4 from 2nd May 1969by Norman St.John-Stevas BRITAIN'S loss is Bel gium's gain and while I am personally saddened that Archbishop Cardinale is going to Brussels as......

Conclave Reform Rumours Revived
Page 3 from 9th February 1973Vatican "experts" both clerical inside the walls of the Apostolic Palace, and lay outside are hard at work today attempting to assess the motives......