Vatican Dispatch

Pope Francis praised for making ‘remote periphery’ a priority on next global trip

as pope francis’s sprawling 12-day journey to asia and oceania approaches, the local bishop of the remote diocese of vanimo in papua new gui...

Pope Francis calls Chinese "a great people" and engages with criticisms of his papacy

rome – in a new interview with the jesuit province of china, pope francis expressed his desire to visit the country and spoke of his admirat...

Vatican clarifies stance on patients in vegetative state; stays firm against euthanasia

the vatican’s academy for life has issued a new text on a series of bioethical issues, including the provision of food and hydration for pat...

Vatican approves devotion to 16th-century Vailankanni Marian shrine in India

the vatican continues to make progress in wading through its backlog of requests for rulings on alleged marian apparitions and other spiritu...

Pope Francis writes letter on vital role of novels and poems for all Christians

pope francis has written a comprehensive and deeply personal letter on the important role of literature in the formation of priests but also...

The Da Vinci Coding of the Vatican Girl

rome – as i’ve observed before, the “vatican girl” case, referring to the 1983 disappearance of a 15-year-old girl in rome whose father was ...

Vatican takes down online poll on Synodality as the ‘Nos’ rack up

the vatican quickly took down an online poll on the concept of "synodality" after a strongly unenthusiastic response from several thousand u...

Philippine Catholics praying country remains world's only State – excluding Vatican – not to legalise divorce

the philippines is the world’s only country without a divorce law – excluding the vatican – since malta legalised the dissolution of marriag...

Vatican failed to reveal famed Irish bishop suspended due to child abuse allegations

a joint investigation by the irish national broadcaster rté and the irish mail on sunday has revealed that the vatican and irish bishops did...

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Vatican to investigate Peru bishop over claims of affairs with multiple women

a bishop in peru is under investigation by the vatican after a former employee spoke to local media and alleged that the bishop had carried ...

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