Vatican Dispatch

Legendary and nearly beatified US Army chaplain honoured with statue by Kansas

new york – a catholic priest from the diocese of wichita who served as an army chaplain in both world war ii and the korean war, risking his...
johnlavenburg

Loss of traditional-rite Triduum in Westminster as Cardinal Nichols says ‘No’

this year the archbishop of westminster, cardinal vincent nichols, has refused permission for the celebration of the services of the pre-vat...
Joseph Shaw

Study parses what US Catholics think about Pope's views on climate change

a new study from the center for applied research in the apostolate (cara) looks at the differing views of us catholics on the environmental ...
Crux Staff

Vatican finally reins in German bishops over 'schismatic' synodal agenda

rome – the vatican has reined in the german bishops amid proposals to break from church unity on innovations such as women priests, married ...
The Catholic Herald

‘For Love of My People, I Will Not Stay Silent’: Italian priest whose ‘martyrdom’ inspired locals to speak out against organised crime

rome – thirty years ago today, a young italian priest was gunned down by a mafia hitman as he was preparing to say mass, thereby giving his ...
John L Allen

Pope calls for truth about ‘Vatican Girl’ as Italian Parliament launches probe

rome – pope francis has repeated his own desire that the truth surrounding the 1983 disappearance of emanuela orlandi finally emerge, just a...
Crux Staff

Israeli historian calls out International Women’s Day for forgetting female hostages in Gaza

in the wake of the recent celebration of international women’s day a prominent israeli historian specialising in gender issues has decried h...
James Jeffrey

Cardinal Parolin backs Pope over Ukraine and negotiation, citing 'real' risks of nuclear escalation

rome – vatican secretary of state italian cardinal pietro parolin has defended pope francis’s recent remarks suggesting that ukraine step ba...
Elise Allen

Ukrainian groups criticise Pope's comments about negotiations to end war

rome – there has been a significant backlash from both ukrainian civil and ecclesial authorities in the wake of a recent interview pope fran...
Elise Allen

Pope’s blessings for 'same-sex couples' definitively sink ecumenical dialogue with Copts

one of the most influential oriental orthodox churches has suspended theological dialogue with the catholic church and reaffirmed its opposi...
The Catholic Herald