Holy See

‘Father of European unity’ on path to canonization

pope francis on saturday advanced robert schuman’s cause for sainthood, authorizing a decree of the congregation for the causes of saints re...
Staff Reporter

Pope donates ventilators, medical equipment to Covid hotspots

pope francis continues to provide charitable support for developing countries as they struggle to deal with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic...
Tommaso Pozzi

Vatican imposes term limits on leaders of international lay organizations

the vatican’s dicastery for laity, family, and life has issued a new “ general decree ” – approved in forma specifica by pope francis and th...
Staff Reporter

Pope Francis rejects Cardinal Marx’s resignation

-- rome -- in a letter published by holy see press office on thursday, pope francis rejected cardinal reinhard marx’s resignation as head of...
Staff Reporter

Watchdog agency issues report critical of Vatican financial oversight

-- rome -- the european commission’s financial monitor, moneyval, has issued a highly critical report on the anti-money-laundering and gener...
Staff Reporter

Living life to the Max

fr. maximilian kolbe ofm conv. in 1936 ( public domain )   in 2017, i was 31 and living in kensington, working as an editor at london b...
Sohrab Ahmari

Crime & Punishment: Church leaders' disastrous refusal to abandon secrecy

last judgment by giotto, 1306. ( public domain )   “there is no other remedy,” said the bishop. “there is no other way.” the bishop was...
Christopher Altieri

World Health Organisation Formally Accepts Holy See as Non-Member State Observer

on monday, the world health assembly – the governing forum of the world health organisation – formally accepted the holy see as a non-member...
Staff Reporter

The Sense (and Nonsense) of Church Reform: Vos estis turns two

cover image: star chamber (etching,1836) in old and new london - a narrative of its history, its people, and its places, 1873 ( public domai...
Christopher Altieri

Michael Courtney – the man who could have been pope

it was the evening of monday 29 december, 2003. a car carrying the yellow and white vatican flag was travelling towards bujumbura, the capit...
Bill Colegrave