Vatican Dispatch

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...

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...

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...

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...

The genius of old age: Michelangelo's later works at the British Museum

the essential aspect of this exhibition is in the title: michelangelo, the last decades . how does genius age? michelangelo lived to a great...

Gertrude Clarke

Controversial Chinese bishop to speak at Vatican conference

rome – next week a high-profile conference will be held marking the centenary of the catholic church’s first ever council in china, drawing ...

Pilgrimage emphasised by Vatican as opportunity for indulgences during Jubilee 2025

rome – the vatican has issued guidance on how to obtain the traditional plenary indulgence during the upcoming jubilee of hope, placing a sp...

Israel protests talk of Gaza ‘genocide’ by Nobel Prize winner during Vatican event

rome – in the latest episode of tension between israel and the vatican over the conflict in gaza, israel’s embassy to the holy see issued a ...

Vatican weighs up potential Trump return in its approach to European elections

rome – although non-europeans may not be paying attention – and, for that matter, a fairly wide swath of the european population itself isn’...

A tale of two cities: Wandering through London, from a pagan temple to the Brompton Oratory

i took myself off on a jaunt through london last month, following a favourite route through two cities (the other being westminster) which t...

Serenhedd James