Vatican Dispatch

Is the Catholic Church becoming more democratic?

it is the world’s oldest continuous international organisation, yet the catholic church can hardly be described as a democratic institution....
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Burke: the dark horse in the running to succeed Pope Francis

cardinal raymond leo burke – a canon lawyer and former archbishop of st. louis – could be a dark horse candidate to succeed pope francis in ...
Staff Reporter

Will consistory decide next Pope, as Erdő, Tagle and Zuppi still front runners?

as saturday’s consistory gets under way, the first time many cardinals will meet may present the opportunity to decide francis’s successor o...
Staff Reporter

Erdő and Tagle: still in pole position to succeed Francis after Ouellet allegation

cardinal marc ouellet – a potential successor to the pope and a noted conservative from canada – may now be ruled out of the papal successio...
Staff Reporter

Persecution of Church officials in Nicaragua intensifies

despite protests from the latin american church and an appeal from the vatican for dialogue a understanding, the nicaraguan government conti...
Eduardo Campos Lima

An African Pope – Cardinals Sarah and Turkson could beat Tagle

as rumours abound about the possible resignation of pope francis, the pope’s appointment of 16 new voting cardinals will further stack the o...
Staff Reporter

Is Cardinal Zen a bargaining chip for Beijing in Vatican deal?

cardinal joseph zen - a long-standing critic of the vatican’s accommodation with the chinese communist party (ccp) - has now has his trial d...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis's successor must stop compromising with secularism

there are few more dramatic moments in the life of the church than the election of a new pope. until the resignation of pope benedict there ...
Gavin Ashenden

An ecumenical matter

july 6, 2022 marked the centenary of the revival in the church of england of the shrine of our lady of walsingham, which centuries earlier h...
Michael Yelton

Bach's divine gift brought to life

the great passion by james runcie bloomsbury, £16.99, 272 pages this sublime novel about the domestic and spiritual genesis behind johann se...
William Cash