Vatican Dispatch

Francis and Rupnik: 'people are going to want an explanation'

rome – back in 1980, william casey, then the campaign manager for candidate ronald reagan, coined the phrase “october surprise” to refer to ...

Differences at Synod on Synodality are a 'source of richness', says Cardinal Nzapalainga

rome – participants in pope francis’s synod of bishops on synodality have reiterated insistence that there are no hostile divisions in the p...

Papal priorities? Traditional vestments cause ‘scandal’ while Rupnik returns to ministry

pope francis has accused young priests who wear traditional priestly garments of “clericalism”. addressing hundreds of synodal participants ...

Rupnik: Pope Francis lifts statute of limitations to allow prosecution to go ahead

rome – in response to a complaint from his own anti-abuse panel about “serious problems” in the handling of a case involving a prominent slo...

Pope blames West for rise of Islamic State and lawless Libya

pope francis has blamed western military interventions for the rise of the islamic state terror group and for the distabilising of libya and...

Catechism author says Pope could change language on LGBTQ+ issues

rome – a celebrated prelate who helped write the catechism of the catholic church, and who’s widely recognised as being among the church’s t...

Designed to avoid polemics, Pope’s media blackout on synod may exacerbate them

rome – perhaps one of the most exciting moments of the synod of bishops so far, not to mention one of the most illustrative, took place duri...

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Pope phones Biden to discuss escalating Israel-Hamas conflict

rome – pope francis issued another public appeal for peace in the holy land and throughout the world on sunday, and made a phone call to uni...

Vatican 'trial of the century' continues with claims of scapegoating

rome – as the vatican’s “trial of the century” lumbers towards its expected conclusion before the end of the year, it’s becoming increasingl...

Twelve Nicaraguan priests flown to Rome after Ortega demands their exile

nicaragua has released 12 catholic priests from jail and sent them into exile in rome following a deal with the vatican. vatican spokesman m...