Vatican Dispatch

Russia hits out at Pope for calling ethnic minority soldiers 'cruel'

the russian government has condemned comments made by the pope that some minority groups of soldiers have behaved worse than others in the i...

Olenka Hamilton

Is Catholicism in danger of becoming trendy?

as another social media 'influencer' seeks to join the church, karl gustel warnberg looks into the fascination with catholicism in our cultu...

Karl Gustel Warnberg

Cardinal Zen convicted: when will Rome speak up for him?

on friday cardinal joseph zen was found guilty of failing to register a now-disbanded humanitarian fund  which paid medical and le...

Cardinals condemn German 'Synodal Path' in Vatican report

on thursday the vatican published reports prepared by  cardinal luis ladaria ferrer and  cardinal marc ouellet which condemned the...

Podcast 27: The Spirit and Meaning of Vatican II with Mark Lambert

in the 27th episode of merely catholic, the podcast series for the catholic herald, dr gavin ashenden reflects on the gulf between the so-ca...

Gugerotti to play vital role in Vatican's efforts to end Ukraine war

the vatican's new prefect for the dicastery for eastern churches is expected to play a pivotal role in the holy see's efforts to end the war...

Olenka Hamilton

In football, we find 'a simple version of the great quest for salvation'

the world cup began on sunday.  i love football as much as the next woman, but i do have some interest in this tournament: my brot...

Katherine Bennett

Synodality – an exercise in misreading St John Henry Newman and 'Lumen gentium'

one consequence of writing for the catholic herald on the synodal process is that it seems to make some people excitably angry. when socrate...

Pope Francis denounces populism

on sunday, pope francis ate lunch with hundreds of refugees and homeless people, calling for a renewed commitment to helping society’s weake...

Former Vatican auditor sues Holy See for millions in damages

the first auditor general of the vatican and his deputy are suing the secretariat of state for $9.25 million in damages. libero milone and f...