Vatican Dispatch

Cardinal Sarah finally speaks out on Fiducia Supplicans

cardinal robert sarah has given his first in-depth and public interview on  fiducia supplicans , the controversial new document on same...

Saint Paul & Minneapolis: ministry of 'imprudent' Archbishop Nienstedt inhibited

new york – a vatican investigation into alleged misconduct by former saint paul & minneapolis archbishop john nienstedt has cleared him ...

African bishops rebuke political leaders for 'multiple failures' across continent

yaoundè, cameroon – in offering hopes and prayers for a better 2024, the catholic bishops of africa delivered a largely searing judgment abo...

Ngala Chimton / Crux

Fijian archbishop echoes Pope's warnings about dehumanising impact of Artificial Intelligence

the catholic church in fiji has called on fijians to be mindful of the potentially negative effects of artificial intelligence. archbishop p...

'England and The Papacy in the Early Middle Ages', by Benjamin Savill

england and the papacy in the early middle ages benjamin savill oxford university press, £83, 352 pages relations between england and the pa...

Letter from the Editor: Jeremy Irons, the Cotswolds, charity and Da Vinci

on a chilly night early in december, i attended a wonderful charity dinner at sudeley castle in gloucestershire which raised money for wellc...

Pope offers usual Christmas message of hope while lamenting ‘the little Jesuses of today’ lost to war, migration and abortion

at the end of a year marked by the outbreak of fresh wars and by various personal health crises, pope francis at christmas offered a message...

Elise Ann Allen

Don’t give up on the Church – and certainly not because of Fiducia Supplicans

christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat and a lot of catholics are arguing after the release of  fiducia supplicans . welcome to ...

Katherine Bennett

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church announces Fiducia Supplicans ‘has no legal force’ for its followers

rome – amid myriad reactions unleashed by  fiducia supplicans , a new vatican document advising on non-liturgical blessings of same-sex...

Israel accuses Latin Patriarch of 'blood libel' in row over sniper shootings of Gaza civilians

rome – days after two women were killed at the catholic parish in gaza, with local church authorities pinning blame on idf forces, israel’s ...