Vatican Dispatch

Pope Francis diagnosed with double pneumonia

rome – pope francis has been diagnosed with double pneumonia and is undergoing a renewed course of treatment. in a statement, the vatican sa...

Venerable English College opens doors to public for first time to mark the Jubilee

the venerable english college in rome is opening its doors to the public for the first time in its history in the jubilee year. the guided t...

The Catholic Herald

Pope calls Gaza parish priest daily from hospital bed

rome – despite his ongoing hospitalisation for treatment of what the vatican has said is a polymicrobial respiratory infection, pope francis...

Pope kept in hospital as his condition changes from 'stable' to 'complex'

rome – after two days of resting and diagnostic tests at rome’s gemelli hospital, pope francis is now undergoing treatment for a polymicrobi...

Pope stable after second night in hospital with bronchitis

rome – after being admitted to rome’s gemelli hospital friday for treatment of persistent bronchitis, pope francis remains in stable conditi...

Rites of passage: Rome's Holy Doors and Jubilee years

on sunday, 5 january, at the start of 2025, pope francis opened the final holy door in rome for the jubilee year in the grand basilica of sa...

Pope’s prelate troubles in home country continue as another bishop resigns

pope francis has accepted the resignation of a 59-year-old bishop in the pontiff's native argentina, after the bishop had only been in posit...

Pope writes to U.S. bishops to deplore President Trump's deportation policy

rome – faced with united states president donald trump’s insistence on a plan of mass deportations, pope francis has published a letter chas...

Pope appoints new Archbishop of Cincinnati and two other new U.S. bishops

new york – in one of three episcopal appointments in the united states announced today, pope francis has appointed a successor to archbishop...

Conclave revisited: what might actually make a man unfit to be pope?

the pope and his cardinals make surprising stars for a blockbuster. edward berger’s thriller conclave, which eschews the traditional memes t...

Miles Pattenden