Vatican Dispatch

Vatican breaks silence on Trump: will 'seek dialogue', says key papal aide

the vatican will “seek dialogue” with president-elect donald trump, attempting to put aside previous conflicts between pope francis and trum...
Crux Staff

Pope Francis' surprising propagation of an important and traditional devotion

pope francis is full of surprises, and the latest is his encyclical on that sometimes unfashionable aspect of catholic devotion, the sacred ...
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Ambongo waves red flag over beatification for late Belgian king

one of africa’s most senior prelates has pushed back against pope francis’s plans to start the beatification process for belgium's late king...
Ngala Chimton / Crux

US bishop: Pope's encyclical on Heart of Jesus is antidote to 'ills of modern society'

new york – the head of the united states' conference of catholic bishops says the new encyclical of pope francis has offered a “simple and p...
John Lavenburg

Cardinal Nichols gives his reaction to Pope's 'remarkable' Dilexit Nos

the head of the catholic church in england and wales had given his reaction to pope francis’s latest encyclical  dilexit nos . in welco...
The Catholic Herald

Pope's new encyclical invokes Sacred Heart as remedy to ‘loss of desire’ and ‘fanaticism’ afflicting modern world

pope francis in his latest encyclical has stressed the social dimension of god’s love, saying the ancient devotion to the sacred heart of je...
Elise Allen

Father of liberation theology and former nemesis of Vatican dies at 96

in february 2014, a scene unfolded in rome that struck many observers as akin to the end of history. a conservative german prefect of the co...
John L Allen

Father Timothy Radcliffe urges moving beyond ‘clericalist’ mindset over women’s ordination

the well known british dominican father timothy radcliffe has urged for a change in perspective over the continually contentious issue of wo...
Elise Allen

Starmer replaces historical British paintings at No 10 with 'anti-clerical' Portuguese artist

queen elizabeth i and sir walter raleigh have gone the same way as william ewart gladstone and margaret thatcher at no 10 downing street, th...
James Jeffrey

EDITORIAL: What can the Synod really achieve?

much of this month will be taken up by the synod on synodality, the latest instalment in the synodal process which has been such a distincti...
The Catholic Herald