Holy See

Pope speaks with Iran president, confirms call for ceasefire

rome –pope francis spoke by phone with iranian president ebrahim raisi on sunday about the situation in gaza, marking the latest such call w...

Our man in the Vatican: an interview with the British Ambassador to The Holy See

chris trott, hm ambassador to the holy see, talks to amanda bowman about his work. ‘the mission of the ambassador to the holy see is defined...

How Baptists enlightened a devout Catholic to the unharnessed power of the Gospel

rather exotically for a well-formed and serious catholic believer, i am quite well embedded with my local baptist community, a relationship ...

On Pilgrimage With: John Cornwell

john cornwell, author and academic. where would you go? from palazzola, the summer villa of the venerable english college, high on the flank...

A time to keep silence?: The Church’s problems will not be solved by papal grandstanding

pope francis’s pontificate has now lasted well over a decade. in that time, he has published three encyclicals and six apostolic exhortation...

Sexual abuse survivors question why Pope took so long to stop protecting Rupnik

sex abuse survivors groups are asking why pope francis took so long to waive a statute of limitations to permit the possible prosecution of ...

The Catholic Herald

Poland: Bishop of Sosnowiec resigns amid 'homosexual orgy' scandal

pope francis has accepted bishop grzegorz kaszak’s resignation following a public scandal over reports that a “sex party” involving at least...

In letter to People of God, participants say synod isn’t about ‘ideology’

rome – in a letter addressed to the entire people of god at the close of this month’s synod discussion, participants rejected suggestions th...

Vatican 'trial of the century' continues with claims of scapegoating

rome – as the vatican’s “trial of the century” lumbers towards its expected conclusion before the end of the year, it’s becoming increasingl...

Twelve Nicaraguan priests flown to Rome after Ortega demands their exile

nicaragua has released 12 catholic priests from jail and sent them into exile in rome following a deal with the vatican. vatican spokesman m...