Vatican Dispatch

Leo XIV returns to the Apostolic Palace as tensions rise elsewhere

The move back into the papal apartments comes amid renewed strain from the Becciu case and questions surrounding Amoris Laetitia

Leo XIV’s first curial moves begin to shed light on his pontificate

A run of appointments, resignations and diplomatic signals has offered some of the first real clues to how the Holy Father intends to govern

Leo XIV repeats his call for peace amid mounting tensions

From his first words on the loggia to his latest Angelus appeal, Leo XIV has returned again and again to a single message: peace

Fresh challenges as Pope Leo XIV concludes his Lenten retreat

A week of reflection in the Pauline Chapel has unfolded against the backdrop of German synodal ambitions and an imminent papal journey to Africa

Diplomatic tensions and doctrinal tests in Leo’s first Lent

Sharp diplomatic exchanges and renewed tensions with the Society of Saint Pius X present Pope Leo XIV with defining challenges

Signs of dialogue in a pivotal week for the Vatican

As Rome presses the SSPX to delay controversial consecrations, questions over Jimmy Lai, Fulton Sheen and the Pope’s travel plans frame a week of waiting

Family attributes toddler's recovery after near-drowning to Cardinal Pell's intercession

the parents of a toddler who miraculously survived near-drowning in the family swimming pool have attributed his recovery to the intercessio...

Top aide says Pope is resting, not receiving guests or holding meetings

rome – italian cardinal pietro parolin, the vatican’s secretary of state, has said pope francis continues to rest after his return from the ...

‘Mysticism, Magic and Monasteries’ offers a brilliant counter-narrative to contemporary inversions

in his new book, sebastian morello has produced a brilliant excoriation of how and to what effect western civilisation has been possessed by...

Memo discovered on Vatican ransom payment in missing ‘Vatican Girl’ case

confidential documents from forty years ago that have been discovered suggest that at the time of the 1983 disappearance of emanuela orlandi...