Vatican Dispatch

a dossier on the infamous case of the disappearance of a teenage girl that was claimed to exist by her brother but denied by the vatican has...

Elise Allen

british daily mass goers wanting to follow the complete mass and weekday readings will struggle to find resources from next week—u...

Tessa Caldecott

a prominent german cardinal has attacked the plans of pope francis to impose “synodality” on the catholic church as “a sin against the holy ...

Simon Caldwell

the vatican is establishing a study group to more clearly define the crime of “spiritual abuse” in church law. it follows a swath of scandal...

Elise Allen

são paulo, brazil – a number of adaptations to the liturgy in masses of indigenous communities in the mexican state of chiapas were approved...

EduardoCamposLima

in the gospel for the solemnity of christ the king, jesus shows just how universal his kingship is. he stands before his judge, with blood s...

Fr David Howell

rome – after weeks of rumours about a potential papal visit, the french diocese of ajaccio announced this week that pope francis will make a...

Elise Ann Allen

pope francis during his weekly general audience announced the canonisation dates of two of the catholic church’s most popular young saints-i...

Elise Allen

long ago, one cold february evening in oxford, i made the short journey to st aldate’s church to hear a panel, including the then bisho...

Niall Gooch

cardinal robert mcelroy of san diego, a key papal ally, spoke last february at the religious education congress in los angeles, the largest ...

John Allen