Vatican Dispatch

Pope’s end-of-year address to Church hierarchy: beware ‘rigid ideological positions’ that ‘prevent us from moving forward’

rome – in his annual christmas address to members of the roman curia, pope francis urged the church’s governing bureaucracy to be open to ch...

No, the Church has not changed her doctrine on the liceity or blessing of same-sex unions

the vatican’s latest declaration bombshell, authored by one of the most senior clerics in the roman curia, has duped the international press...

‘I want to shout to the world that I’m innocent’ convicted Cardinal tells TV show

rome — in his first major media engagement since being convicted of financial crimes by a vatican tribunal and sentenced to five and a half ...

Vatican’s doctrinal czar parses details for enabling same-sex blessings

rome – after pope francis earlier this year opened the door in certain circumstances to giving blessings to same-sex couples, the vatican’s ...

Vatican trial raises the question: Is Pope Francis ‘Great Reformer’ or ‘Great Restorer’?

rome – anyone who’s ever read or seen  inherit the wind  knows that almost 100 years ago, a celebrated trial took place in the ame...

Mixed reactions to Vatican 'Trial of the Century': will anyone actually go to jail?

rome – after a staggering total of 30 months, 85 hearings stretching over some 600 courtroom hours, 69 witnesses and almost 150,000 pages of...

Mercy strikes again: the unjust treatment of Cardinal Burke

rome - the cardinals are originally, and still ceremonially, the clergy of the church of rome: the bishops of the suffragan dioceses, the pa...

Pope has chosen where he wants to be buried

pope francis addressed concerns about his health in a recent interview while discussing plans for his own funeral and burial in a different ...

The Catholic Herald

Scattering ashes still contentious: Vatican maintains ban but approves preservation in ‘sacred places’

rome – in response to a new set of  dubia , or doubts, on the catholic church’s cremation practices, the vatican’s doctrinal office has...

Reasons to visit Jordan

jane roberts explores a number of christian pilgrimage sites in the kingdom of jordan. jordan is a predominantly sunni muslim country; howev...