Vatican Dispatch

Leading Catholics and rabbis agree: help terminally ill, reject assisted suicide

leading israeli rabbis and catholic church leaders have signed a joint declaration on the ethics of treating the terminally ill, and rejecti...

Clergy ID cards are nothing more than a gimmick

france has traditionally been regarded as “la fille aînée de l'église”, the oldest daughter of the church, reflecting the fact that there ha...

Miracles might happen

hollywood continues to stereotype the church, says julia hamilton. miracle at manchester is a drama, based on a true story, of high-school s...

Pope recognises martyrdom of Coptic Christians murdered by Islamic State

pope francis has recognised as martyrs a group of 21 coptic orthodox christians murdered by islamic state terrorists eight years ago. the ho...

Pope cracked down on Latin Mass to halt ideological 'restorationism'

pope francis has said he launched the latest crackdown against access to the traditional latin mass because the old rite was being misused “...

Catholics and the King: Charles III and matters of faith

the king can offer leadership in a world that seems hostile to faith, says james somerville-meikle in his journal of a soul , pope john xxii...

James Somerville-Meikle

Vatican probe criticises Newcastle bishop for 'errors of judgement' - but rejects lockdown parties as myth

the bishop of hexham and newcastle resigned last year following “a succession of errors of judgement”, a vatican investigation has found. bu...

Pope Francis upholds Catholic ban on contraception

pope francis has sent a message to a natural family planning (nfp) conference in which he upheld the central teachings of humanae vitae, the...

Why Pope Francis chose Hungary for his speech on 'ideological colonisation'

a year or two ago i speculated about whether pope francis had intended a snub to hungarian prime minister viktor orbán by only visiting...

Pope denounces 'colonisation' of gender ideology and abortion on trip to Hungary

pope francis has spoken out strongly against abortion and gender ideology during a visit to hungary, citing both as examples of “ideological...