Vatican Dispatch

Vatican hopes for 'just and lasting peace' for Ukraine without 'preconditions'

rome – on monday the vatican confirmed a recent phone call between a top official and ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy, and voiced it...

As Vatican calls for implementation of Synod on Synodality, internal resistance to change is palpable

rome – in the heart of st peter’s square, where every night for the past month the roman curia has been staging a rosary for pope francis, t...

Doctors reduce oxygen ventilation for Pope as condition continues to improve

rome – doctors have said that the pope's overall clinical status is improving and they are attempting to gradually wean him from night time ...

Rome notebook: The Eternal City in the twilight of Francis's reign

being in rome when even taxi drivers and waiters will volunteer updates on the state of the pope’s health is a strange experience. one can o...

Vatican Secretary of State celebrates Mass for Pope's health

rome – italian cardinal pietro parolin, the vatican’s secretary of state, celebrated mass for pope francis’s health and recovery today, pray...

Pope celebrates anniversary by sharing cake with hospital staff

pope francis today celebrated the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy by sharing a cake with staff assisting him at rome’s gemell...

US Secretary of State congratulates Pope on papal election anniversary

us secretary of state marco rubio has commended pope francis on the 12th anniversary of his election as pope and offered prayers for the hol...

Rupnik confronted at Rome airport over abuse allegations

father marko rupnik was approached by a journalist at a rome airport who questioned him about accusations he sexually abused over 40 adult w...

Level of detail about Pope's health unprecedented in Vatican history, and Francis himself is likely behind it

rome – an old saying about the vatican holds that “the pope is never sick until he’s dead”, and this position has held true in various cycle...

The crisis facing today's young men is a crisis for the Church

my husband has a coaster on his desk printed with the words, “a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle”. it brings a wry smile every ...

Portia Berry-Kilby