Vatican Dispatch

Noble Purpose: The Constantinian Orders

as america celebrates july 4th, a noble and independent religious order is expanding its influence and membership in the us  when the h...

The Catholic Herald

Episcopal hierarchy, not lay democracy: Bishop Schneider appeals to Pope Francis to rescind new synod norms

bishop athanasius schneider is appealing to pope francis to rescind new norms that grant equal voting rights to bishops and laity at the oct...

Vatican's new doctrine chief Archbishop Fernández wrote book advising couples to kiss during sex

the new head of the dicastery for the doctrine of the faith is an argentine archbishop who wrote a book advising couples to kiss during sexu...

Future uncertain for outspoken U.S. Bishop Strickland after Vatican investigates his conduct

the vatican’s dicastery of bishops has completed a formal investigation of bishop joseph e. strickland and the diocese of tyler, texas, acco...

Pope recognises 'heroic virtues' of Sister Lucia dos Santos, putting Fatima visionary a step closer to sainthood

pope francis has advanced the cause for the canonisation of the last of the children who saw the blessed virgin mary at fatima, portugal, pu...

Pope replaces Cardinal Burke with Italian Jesuit as patron of Order of Malta

pope francis has appointed an italian jesuit cardinal to succeed us cardinal raymond burke as the patron of the order of malta. the vatican ...

Pope Francis applauded as he leaves hospital after eight-day stay

pope francis was discharged from rome’s gemelli hospital today to a round of applause on after an eight-day stay following abdominal surgery...

Hannah Brockhaus

Pope 'improving' after surgery to fix hernia

pope francis is “steadily improving” two days after he underwent abdominal surgery to correct an incisional hernia, a vatican spokesman said...

Hannah Brockhaus

Bishop Schneider: Pope Francis’s synodal reform is undermining the Church

bishop athanasius schneider is appealing to pope francis to rescind new norms that grant equal voting rights to bishops and laity at the oct...

Pope Francis admitted to hospital for surgery to fix hernia

pope francis was admitted to hospital for surgery to correct a hernia, and is now recovering. the argentine pontiff was put under a general ...