Holy See

Explainer: What changes to Vatican law did Pope Francis make last week (and what difference will they make)?

pope francis looks on during christmas greetings to the roman curia on december 21, 2019. (andrew medichini/pool/afp via getty images) &nbsp...

Ecuadorian bishops circle wagons after resignation of Riobamba bishop, coadjutor

the bishops of ecuador gathered in riobamba, 2018. image credit: bishops' conference of ecuador.   bishop, coadjutor of ecuadorian see ...

Eduardo Campos Lima

All Ireland that Froze for Want of Europe

irish novelist francis macmanus (c), with  irish writer, broadcaster and abbey theatre director, robert farren (r) at the palace bar in...

Prince Philip – an ordinary christian

prince philip’s mother, alice, founded an order of nuns and his great aunt ella (grand duchess serge) was canonised as a holy martyr by the ...

Hail Mary, the Queen of May

living in the countryside, it is easy to see why may has traditionally been associated with mary. this is a month for the countryside over a...

Farewell, Father Mark

i first got to know the late mgr mark langham in march 2013, half a year before he began working at cambridge as the university’s catholic c...

Jaspreet Singh Boparai

Holy Knights: Meeting the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

it was, i think, at westminster cathedral that i encountered the order of the holy sepulchre: it was the mantillas that did it for me. the k...

Melanie McDonagh

Spanish Bishops admit 220 cases of clerical sexual abuse since 2001

cover image courtesy of the catholic bishops conference of spain   the bishops of spain admit to 220 allegations of clerical sexual abu...

Vatican’s child protection commission meets for Plenary Assembly

the pontifical commission for the protection of minors gathered in rome and virtually from april 19-22 for its plenary assembly. the commiss...

US Report: Ongoing Persecution of Uyghur Muslims, Harassment of Catholics & other Christians in China

uyghur muslims demonstrate in front of the chinese consulate on december 30, 2020, in istanbul, after china ratified an extradition treaty w...