Vatican Dispatch

Vatican cricket team begins ‘Light of Faith’ UK tour

the vatican cricket team has begun its "light of faith" uk tour, playing two matches over the weekend in buckinghamshire. on 28 june, the va...
The Catholic Herald

Vatican issues strict new rules for employees, from tattoos and piercings to cohabitation

employees at st. peter’s basilica may not have visible tattoos or piercings, and theoretically could be suspended if they do, according to n...
Crux Staff

The pull of Rome: Once visited, never forgotten – the Eternal City calls again

everyone should miss a flight at least once – as long as the location is congenial, the circumstances understandable and the mitigation reas...
Serenhedd James

Rome in England, England in Rome: A potted history of the Venerable English College

the problem of securing convenient yet affordable accommodation has confronted visitors to rome since at least the 14th century, when pilgri...
George Young

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