Vatican Dispatch

Pope sends his US Medal of Freedom to Buenos Aires

pope francis has sent the presidential medal of freedom he was awarded by former president joe biden to buenos aires cathedral. awarded to t...

EduardoCamposLima

Dates and details of King Charles's Vatican visit announced

the details for an april state visit by king charles iii and queen camilla to the holy see have been confirmed. an audience with pope franci...

The Catholic Herald

Pope being weaned off oxygen as recovery in hospital continues

rome – pope francis is becoming less dependent on oxygen flow as he recovers from a complex respiratory infection and double pneumonia, with...

Pope Francis is recovering… what happens now?

catholics around the world will have been delighted at the news that pope francis is now recovering from his ailments. progress has been slo...

Miles Pattenden

Vatican hopes for 'just and lasting peace' for Ukraine without 'preconditions'

rome – on monday the vatican confirmed a recent phone call between a top official and ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy, and voiced it...

As Vatican calls for implementation of Synod on Synodality, internal resistance to change is palpable

rome – in the heart of st peter’s square, where every night for the past month the roman curia has been staging a rosary for pope francis, t...

Doctors reduce oxygen ventilation for Pope as condition continues to improve

rome – doctors have said that the pope's overall clinical status is improving and they are attempting to gradually wean him from night time ...

Rome notebook: The Eternal City in the twilight of Francis's reign

being in rome when even taxi drivers and waiters will volunteer updates on the state of the pope’s health is a strange experience. one can o...

Vatican Secretary of State celebrates Mass for Pope's health

rome – italian cardinal pietro parolin, the vatican’s secretary of state, celebrated mass for pope francis’s health and recovery today, pray...

Pope celebrates anniversary by sharing cake with hospital staff

pope francis today celebrated the 12th anniversary of his election to the papacy by sharing a cake with staff assisting him at rome’s gemell...