Vatican Dispatch

Time to rethink US approach to who it sends to Vatican as envoy

with the imminent and unexpected departure of joseph donnelly as the us ambassador to the holy see, it seems likely the post will be vacant ...
John L Allen

Right-wing shift in European elections could both hinder and help Pope’s agenda

less than a week after pope francis called on people to recognise migrants as “a living image of god’s people on their way to the eternal ho...
John L Allen

Pope to meet top US comedians as part of Vatican outreach

rome – pope francis will welcome comedians from all over the world next week, including top us names such as stephen colbert, jimmy fallon a...
Elise Allen

Pope writes preface for book by LGBT-rights activist Fr James Martin

pope francis has written a preface for a new book by one of the catholic church’s most prominent apologists for the global gay rights moveme...
Simon Caldwell

Pope sends sympathetic response to young man rejected from seminary for being gay

reports that pope francis has corresponded with a young man who claimed he was rejected from seminary for being gay have gained resonance du...
The Catholic Herald

Dignitas Infinita: To play down free will and original sin is a very dangerous business

the latest reconfiguration of catholic theology to emerge from rome has come in the form of the document dignitas infinita, on human dignity...
Gavin Ashenden

Italy’s Prime Minister tells bishops to back off over constitutional reform

rome – after the leader of the italian bishops recently appeared to throw cold water on a key constitutional reform backed by italy’s conser...
Crux Staff

US Ambassador to the Holy See to step down

new york – after two years serving as the u.s. ambassador to the holy see, joseph donnelly will soon step down from the post and return to h...
John Lavenburg

Rupnik case in ‘advanced stage’ despite complexities, says Vatican investigator

rome – seven months after the vatican reversed its previous course and opened a canonical inquiry into accusations of long-term abuse commit...
Elise Allen

It's time Pope Francis learned the dangers of careless talk

the pope is christ’s vicar on earth, the spiritual head of the church. but this pope can also be humanly indiscreet and imprudent. francis h...
The Catholic Herald