Vatican Dispatch

Rebel Italian cleric formally dismissed from priesthood

rome – a high-profile italian priest who championed euthanasia and same-sex marriage has been dismissed from the priesthood at his own reque...

Man arrested after threatening to detonate explosives at the Vatican

rome – a 53-year-old whose identity has not been divulged was arrested on friday after leading police on a long chase through rome, which en...

Politician who calls Pope 'imbecile' and 'son of a b*' comes out top in Argentine primaries

são paulo – catholics in argentina appear both somewhat startled and also divided by the surprising recent success of a firebrand politician...

Eduardo Campos Lima

Vatican announces changes to canon law which may affect Opus Dei

the 90,000 lay members and roughly 2,000 priests of opus dei, a worldwide catholic organisation which is currently the church’s lone persona...

"Share your joy with others!" Pope Francis's message to 1.5 million young people

lisbon – pope francis has told a crowd of young people at a prayer vigil for world youth day (wyd), estimated by organisers to be in the reg...

Elise Ann Allen

Russian Orthodox bishop thanks Francis for his "support of the Ukrainian people"

lisbon – during a meeting with interreligious leaders on friday morning in lisbon, pope francis spoke to a russian orthodox bishop who voice...

Elise Ann Allen

Priests must play soccer, not preach dogma, says Pope in broadside against traditionalists

rome – pope francis has attacked the “corruption” of restorationist movements within the church and said the second vatican council has not ...

Life without crises is barely life at all, Pope Francis tells young people

lisbon –pope francis has met with young people involved in an organisation he established personally in buenos aires, encouraging them to ac...

Elise Ann Allen

Pope in Lisbon calls on youth to be 'teachers of hope'

lisbon – pope francis kicked off the second day of his august 2-6 visit to lisbon meeting with catholic university students, telling them to...

Elise Ann Allen

The Fernández kiss of death?

this controversial appointment could lead to more headaches at the vatican. the appointment of archbishop víctor manuel fernández as the new...