Vatican Dispatch

Pope Francis accepts resignation of vice-president of German Bishops' Conference

pope francis on friday accepted the resignation of an influential german bishop who has been a key player in the german synodal process and ...

Lord Alton: we need less talk and more action from leaders to stop genocide

last week, the religious liberty initiative of notre dame law school hosted a book launch celebrating lord david alton and ewelina ochab's r...

Cardinal Müller and Cardinal Burke rebuke German bishops over same-sex marriage vote

cardinal gerhard ludwig müller and cardinal raymond burke have rebuked bishops who voted in favour of church blessings for sa...

Ten years on: Pope Francis needs our prayers

ten years ago, jorge mario bergoglio stood on the balcony of st peter’s in rome, and said simply to the waiting crowd, “buono sera”, and ask...

The Catholic Herald

German Synodal Way backs same-sex blessings and transgender priests

blessings for same-sex couples were yesterday given the green light by the german synodal way. delegates voted by 176-14, with 12 abstention...

Traditional Latin Mass: the latest pawn in the Vatican chess game

vatican politics is beginning to look a little like a chess game. white against black. a battle between those who love the church throu...

Liverpool and Leeds crack down on Latin Mass in parish churches

the bishops of liverpool and leeds have cancelled traditional latin masses in their parish churches in the wake of further restrictions on a...

Pope Francis prays for Nicaraguan bishop imprisoned for 26 years for trumped-up treason charges

pope francis has expressed his grief at the jailing of a nicaraguan catholic bishop for 26 years on trumped-up charges of treason. the ponti...

Ukraine Catholic Church to stop using Russian-associated Julian calendar

the head of ukraine’s catholic church announced on monday a change to liturgical calendars this autumn that would see christmas celebrated o...

‘His heart beat with the love of Christ’

rome and the world bid farewell to cardinal george pell, as close to a thousand mourners from across the globe, including cardinals and arch...