Vatican Dispatch

German Synodal Way: Vatican demands changes to controversial new Church body

rome – as part of an ongoing tug of war with the german bishops over the country’s controversial reform path, the vatican has asked that sev...
Elise Allen

Rupnik artwork must come down, says top US cardinal as he breaks ranks with Rome

american cardinal sean o’malley of boston issued a statement saying he has asked the heads of all offices in the roman curia to take down th...
The Catholic Herald

Africa calling: Westerners must accept that Catholicism’s centre of gravity is shifting

british academic paul seabright recently published an intriguing new book called the divine economy , which attempts to offer an economic an...
John Allen

Pope lets slip that Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati 'will be a saint soon’

the pope has revealed that blessed pier giorgio frassati will “be a saint soon” after he strayed from a speech he was giving at the vatican ...
The Catholic Herald

Vatican comms chief defends Rupnik art remaining on website

the head of the vatican’s communications department had defended his office’s continued use of art by marko rupnik, who is accused of multip...
Crux Staff

Sainthood cause progress for mum who refused cancer treatment to save unborn child

rome – the sainthood cause of an italian mother who refused cancer treatment to save her unborn child is to move forward after completing it...
The Catholic Herald

Vatican accuses former US nuncio Archbishop Viganò of schism

rome – a vatican decree leaked to the italian press states that italian archbishop carlo maria viganò, a former nuncio to the united states ...
Elise Allen

Vatican to endorse key figure in China’s Catholic history

this week the vatican appears to be renewing its efforts to remain onside with the chinese authorities. two top officials are poised to spea...
Elise Allen

More than a hundred comedians meet the Pope

rome – in umberto eco’s immortal novel the name of the rose , the stern benedictine abbot jorge de burgo insists that laughter is evil: “lau...
Elise Allen

Ancient ruins, including mosaic floors, found near Vatican media office during construction for Jubilee

ruins from the roman empire have been discovered in piazza pia, the street in front of the vatican media office - formerly vatican radio - d...
Crux Staff