Vatican Dispatch

Vatican issues apology on Pope’s behalf over offence caused by reports of ‘faggotry’ slang use

after reports circulated internationally about pope francis appearing to use a crude italian slang term to refer to homosexuality in catholi...
Elise Allen

A busy week in Rome: World Children's Day, China, Palestine and a distinct lack of taxis

rome – sometimes a week on the vatican beat doesn’t offer up one grand narrative, but instead supplies a series of vignettes illustrating th...
John L Allen

Pope Francis's latest book: reflections on history and moments of clarity

just over three years ago i wrote a piece for the herald called “ the battle of the papal biographers ” (march 2021). in it i noted that sin...
Serenhedd James

Cardinal Fernández battles to fix rift with Copts over gay blessings document

rome – the vatican’s doctrinal chief has held talks with the coptic leader to heal the rift caused by rome's decision to provide non-liturgi...
The Catholic Herald

Problems with the Vatican's new norms for vetting supernatural phenomena

one of the most compelling attractions of catholicism is the immersion in the supernatural. the church birthed with the miracle of the resur...
Gavin Ashenden

Carlo Acutis will be canonised after second miracle recognised

pope francis has recognised a miracle attributed to the intercession of blessed carlo acutis and today signed a decree which paves the way f...
The Catholic Herald

Canadian cardinal close to Pope free of wrongdoing, finds Canonical inquiry

rome – after an anonymous allegation arose against close papal aide cardinal gérald c. lacroix of québec earlier this year, a preliminary ca...
Elise Allen

Pope Francis confirms women cannot be ordained as deacons during US interview

pope francis has confirmed that women cannot be ordained as deacons during his interview with cbs news. the interview “pope francis: the fir...
Crux Staff

Cardinal Tagle to serve as Pope’s special envoy to US National Eucharistic Congress

new york — in what the head of the united states conference of catholic bishops (usccb) is calling a “gift,” filipino cardinal luis tagle wi...
johnlavenburg

Israel objects to Catholic 'moral blindness' to Hamas terror

rome – just as israel continues to deploy its military “hard power” on the gaza strip, defying international pressure to back down, so too i...
John L Allen