Vatican Dispatch

Uncharted territory for Church as Francis's home country elects 'anti-Pope' president

denver – when you’re talking about the catholic church, you need to be awfully careful about using the word “unprecedented” to describe any ...
John L Allen

Vatican upholds ban on Catholics becoming Freemasons

rome - the vatican’s doctrinal office has reaffirmed the incompatibility of masonry and catholicism. the response from the dicastery for the...
The Catholic Herald

Head of China’s government-backed bishops’ body visits Hong Kong

rome –bishop li shan of beijing, who leads the government-sponsored bishops’ conference in china, began a five-day visit to hong kong this w...
Elise Allen

Dark forces in Vatican wanted me gone, says sacked Bishop Joseph Strickland

an american bishop has claimed he was fired by the pope because dark forces within the vatican wanted to stop him from preaching the gospel....
Simon Caldwell

Is the Pope above the law? More questions as Vatican 'trial of the century' continues

rome – at one level, the question facing the three judges overseeing the vatican’s long-running “trial of the century,” who are expected to ...
John L Allen

Pope Francis sacks Bishop Strickland

rome – following a recent visitation and several instances of outspoken opposition to the current papacy, the vatican announced saturday tha...
Elise Allen

Nothing to see here? Cardinal Ghirlanda denies attempts to change voting rights in next conclave

few things cause catholics more excitement than a papal conclave. so when it was reported by the eminently respectable website the pillar, a...
Gavin Ashenden

UK judge blocks transfer to Pope's hospital for baby girl with rare disease

leicester, united kingdom – a british judge ruled wednesday that a baby girl with a rare disease may not be transferred from the uk to italy...
Charles Collins

Tu es Petrus: The Gospel influence on Raphael's exposition of papal authority

v&a director tristram hunt on his favourite book of the bible. and i say also unto thee, that thou art peter, and upon this rock i will ...
Tristram Hunt

Pope Francis cancels speech to rabbis due to ill health

pope francis on monday said he was too unwell to deliver a planned speech to a delegation of european rabbis. he maintained the rest of the ...
The Catholic Herald