Vatican Dispatch

Italian priests sanctioned for decrying Pope Francis as an ‘anti-pope’

two clerics in italy have been sanctioned for the crime of schism after both publicly argued that pope francis was never validly elected and...
Crux Staff

Warwick Street: Three centuries of Catholic worship in the heart of London

‘came the cardinal,” wrote our correspondent marian curd in 1954, describing the archbishop of westminster’s visit that december to cro...
Serenhedd James

Pope takes roses and chocolates to Italy's abortion pioneer

pope francis has taken chocolates and a bouquet of roses to the italian politician who successfully campaigned to legalise abortion in the 1...
Simon Caldwell

Trump can't dictate China policy to the Pope, says Vatican's top diplomat

rome – the vatican’s top diplomat has said that a controversial deal with china on the appointment of bishops will continue “regardless of r...
The Catholic Herald

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