Vatican Dispatch

Pope's Order of Malta reforms 'illegal' under UK charity law, says senior knight

the pope’s reforms of the order of malta are illegal under uk law and has placed the organisation on a collision course with the charity com...
Simon Caldwell

Words and deeds

could the vatican, under pius xii, have done more to condemn and prevent nazi atrocities, especially the holocaust? that question has been t...
Niall Gooch

Ukraine will keep fighting the good fight

the catholic principles of the just war are as valid today as ever they were, so it was heartening that the pope has reiterated their import...
The Catholic Herald

Trouble ahead? The Irish Synodal Pathway leads to Rome

it is more than likely that the catholic church’s synod in rome – called by pope francis and set to take place in october – is going to end ...
Laura Perrins

Rome cannot ignore the prosecution of Cardinal Zen

this month sees the trial in hong kong of cardinal joseph zen. he and four defendants face charges of failing properly to register a fund (n...
The Catholic Herald

US Catholic Leaders of Today 2022: Education

mark bradford executive director, regina academies mark bradford, who lives in pennsylvania, is the executive director of the regina academi...
The Catholic Herald

Vatican must stop Belgian bishops blessing gay couples, says Cardinal Eijk

a senior cardinal has said the vatican must force the belgian bishops to reverse their decision to permit liturgies for the church blessing ...
Simon Caldwell

Cardinal Müller challenges Pope Francis: no authority to change teaching of Church

in an interview with infovaticana , german prelate, cardinal gerhard ludwig müller, the former prefect of the congregation for the doctrine ...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis has been thrown a lifeline

with yet another delay to zen trial, pope francis must revisit china deal the trial of cardinal joseph zen in hong kong will restart next mo...
The Catholic Herald

Giorgia Meloni, who has not “always understood” Pope Francis, to become Italian PM

you would think pope francis – a progressive who believes in female empowerment – would be delighted that giorgia meloni is set to become th...
The Catholic Herald