Vatican Dispatch

Pope’s pilgrimage to Canada: why mystery surrounds the graves

any question raised about the mass graves involving indigenous people in canada immediately generates the accusation of someone being an apo...
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Parolin: has Francis’s ally dashed his chances of becoming Pope?

the battle for the next pope may be shaping up to be a contest between a filipino and a hungarian , but vatican secretary of state, pietro p...
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Tagle in UK: was potential pope’s liberal message a sign for future?

filipino cardinal luis antonio tagle - fast-emerging as a frontrunner to succeed pope francis , as rumours grow about a looming papal resign...
The Catholic Herald

Erdő vs. Tagle: the battle to be the next Pope

as speculation grows about the potential resignation of pope francis, whoever the next pope is will say a great deal about the direction of ...
Staff Reporter

After China, India and Nigeria, Vatican cannot stay quiet on Nicaragua

earlier this week, the government of nicaragua ordered the closure of seven catholic radio stations linked to a bishop who has been critical...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis resignation: how Benedict made it more likely

as the catholic herald recently reported , rumours continue to abound about pope francis’ future after the holy father recently told reporte...
The Catholic Herald

Pope could meet head of Russian Church in major diplomatic moment

pope francis is set to make his 38th apostolic journey to kazakhstan in september for the vii congress of leaders of world and traditional r...
The Catholic Herald

Door is open: Pope resignation rumours grow as he repeats phrase on future

the rumour mill surrounding pope francis’ future will hardly have been calmed as the pontiff returned from his “pilgrimage of penance” to ca...
The Catholic Herald

Pope’s visit won’t reverse collapse of Canadian Catholicism

pope francis arrived in quebec on wednesday as part of his pilgrimage of penance, atoning for the sins of the catholic church against indige...
The Catholic Herald

Another day, another letter

good ecclesiastical governance takes time, writes hugh somerville knapman osb four apostolic letters have already appeared this year; in 202...
Fr Hugh Somerville-Knapman