Holy See

A divided Church in Sri Lanka?

the old roman political maxim of divide and rule is still in effect in asia in dealings with the church. or so asserts orlando woods, a...

New Latin Mass history is 'a momentous work, exhaustively referenced and well tied-together'

the latin mass and the intellectuals: petitions to save the ancient mass from 1966 to 2007 dr joseph shaw, president of the latin mass socie...

Roma locuta, causa finita est ... err, what was that the Pope said?

rome – by any measure one chooses to employ, the papacy is among the most visible offices on the face of the planet. on the social media pla...

Vatican upholds ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons

rome - the vatican’s doctrinal office has reaffirmed the incompatibility of masonry and catholicism. the response from the dicastery for the...

The Catholic Herald

Head of China’s government-backed bishops’ body visits Hong Kong

rome –bishop li shan of beijing, who leads the government-sponsored bishops’ conference in china, began a five-day visit to hong kong this w...

Dark forces in Vatican wanted me gone, says sacked Bishop Joseph Strickland

an american bishop has claimed he was fired by the pope because dark forces within the vatican wanted to stop him from preaching the gospel....

Is the Pope above the law? More questions as Vatican 'trial of the century' continues

rome – at one level, the question facing the three judges overseeing the vatican’s long-running “trial of the century,” who are expected to ...

Explaining Pope Francis’s perceived ‘ambiguity’ on Israel and Judaism

rome – leaders often speak at least as loudly by what they don’t say as by what they do, and such would appear to be the case in recent days...

Jesuits ‘exhaustively’ warned Slovenian diocese against incardination of Rupnik

the jesuits "exhaustively" warned a slovenian bishop that the incardination of a celebrity catholic priest-artist facing multiple accusation...

Vatican has unique role to play in tempering Iran

rome – as the war between israel and hamas intensifies on the gaza strip, so too does diplomatic activity intended to prevent a wider region...