Vatican Dispatch

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...
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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...
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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

Pope begins Canada visit but questions remain

pope francis landed in canada on sunday at the start of a week-long “pilgrimage of penance” which will focus on an apology for the abuse of ...
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Catholics still persecuted in China, confirms Taiwan Government

china’s persecution of catholics has escalated , according to taiwan’s ministry of foreign affairs, even as one vatican official said the tw...
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Pope’s College of Cardinals is becoming less European

pope francis represented a significant break from previous popes. although of italian descent, the pope comes from latin america and this ha...
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Is the Pope trying to play both sides of the US Catholic debate?

it is no secret that america’s catholics are deeply divided . even before the dobbs ruling last month, the pew research center discovered de...
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As Vatican deal with China set for renewal, are too many blind eyes being turned?

in a major blow to chinese catholics, the pope has indicated the vatican’s secretive deal with the chinese communist party (ccp) will be ren...
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Pope condemns abortion but not those who advocate for abortion access

in a wide-ranging interview with reuters, pope francis sought to quash resignation rumours but may have only ignited them further, and while...
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