Vatican Dispatch

Partnering for Peace

it is common knowledge that our island’s deep-rooted relationship with catholicism spans hundreds of years, stretching all the way back to t...

Kemi Badenoch MP

Musical healing

sir james macmillan is a modest man for such a famous composer, but he knows what i mean when i compare him to god. composers, like other ar...

Gertrude Clarke

Maintaining the Church’s identity is vital

cardinal francis arinze looks over his balcony on to st peter’s square, golden in the blazing sunshine. it’s so hot and humid, in fact, that...

Will it be a Hungarian Pope?

hungarian cardinal péter erdő – archbishop of esztergom-budapest – may be emerging as a front-runner to succeed pope francis. the canon law ...

Should the Vatican scrap China deal?

later this year, a deal inked in 2018 between the chinese communist party (ccp) and the vatican will expire. the initial two-year agreement ...

Will the next Pope be Asian?

as rumours continue to mount that pope francis could be on the verge of resigning , it is worth considering not just who the next pontiff co...

Pope resignation rumours grow as Africa trip cancelled

rumours are mounting that pope francis is on the verge of resigning. debate about the pontiff’s poor health have persisted for some time, wi...

Pope Francis appoints Canadian lawyer as new head of Order of Malta

pope francis has appointed a new head of the order of malta even before the funeral of its previous leader fra’ marco luzzago, who died sudd...

andrea-gagliarducci

BREAKING: Pope speaks on Ukraine war

details have been released of pope francis’ comments about the conflict in ukraine, regarding which he accused russian troops of brutality w...

Pope Francis gives red hat to Archbishop Arthur Roche

pope francis said on sunday that he will create 21 new cardinals, including arthur roche, the former bishop of leeds, at a consistory on aug...