Holy See

Leo reclaims Castel Gandolfo as papal summer residence

rome – reviving a tradition that reaches back to the 1600s, pope leo will spend most of july and at least part of august at the papal summer...
John L Allen

Attacking Iran stops World War Three, says Israeli Ambassador to Holy See

israel’s ambassador to the holy see has defended the country’s new military offensive against iran as a service to global peace and security...
Elise Allen

Cardinal Burke appeals to Pope Leo for restoration of Traditional Latin Mass

speaking at the latin mass society of england and wales conference, cardinal raymond burke said that he has petitioned pope leo xiv to remov...
Thomas Edwards

British and Irish people should ‘defend rather than undermine’ life, says Pope Leo

marking britain and ireland’s “day for life,” pope leo xiv called on everyone in society to “defend rather than undermine a civilisation fou...
Charles Collins

Court acquits drag artist over ‘Our Father’ performance

a manila court has acquitted filipino drag artist amadeus fernando pagente, better known as pura luka vega, in a high-profile case involving...
Joseph SanMateo

Beatification in Rome for Congolese anti-corruption martyr

bishop willy ngumbi ngengele of goma, in the democratic republic of congo (drc) – a city currently under siege by the rwanda-backed m23 rebe...
Ngala Chimton / Crux

Pope Leo to canonise Carlo Acutis on September 7

blessed carlo acutis – the italian youth known as “god’s influencer” – will be canonised on september 7, the vatican has announced. he will ...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo gives first indication of how he interprets ‘Synodality’

he has only been in office for a month, but every word and action of pope leo xiv has been analysed extensively by the media trying to deter...
Charles Collins

Pope Leo's advice if feeling ‘stuck and blocked’: look to Jesus

christians "who feel lost and without a way out” should bring their pain to jesus christ, pope leo xiv has declared, describing how such a c...
The Catholic Herald

Mount Sinai: why the West must wake up to the erasure of Christianity in the Middle East

the last few decades have been terrible for christians in the levant and wider middle east. the iraq war and the rise of islamic state and a...
Alexander Stafford MP