Vatican Dispatch

Catholics can get an indulgence for the dead by praying at a cemetery any day this November

vatican city, oct 28, 2021 / 07:12 am this year, the vatican has decided once again to grant a plenary indulgence to catholics who visit a c...

Pope Francis donates $170,000 to Catholic Church in Syria

damascus, syria, oct 28, 2021 / 04:05 am pope francis has donated $170,000 to the catholic church in syria for its charitable work with the ...

Pope Francis to visit Canada in 'pilgrimage of healing and reconciliation' with Indigenous peoples

vatican city, oct 27, 2021 / 09:00 am the vatican has announced that pope francis is considering an invitation to visit canada in light of t...

Pope Francis names Jeffrey Sachs to pontifical academy

on monday, pope francis appointed the economist jeffrey sachs to the pontifical academy of social sciences.  the holy see press office&...

Benedict XVI is ‘full of zest for life,’ says Archbishop Gänswein

vatican city, oct 21, 2021 / 04:40 am archbishop georg gänswein has said that benedict xvi is “full of zest for life” after the pope emeritu...

The Aegean paradise of the Pope’s island

my taxi driver in the cycladic island of syros is a bearlike character called stelios. he gives me a bearlike hug; maybe this is because i c...

Letter from Rome: Witnessing God's Glory

when my family and i visited the pontificio collegio urbano de propaganda fide on 11 october 2019, we had no idea that this particular visit...

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Cardinal Dolan outlines 7 ‘non-negotiables’ for the Synod on Synodality

new york city, n.y., oct 19, 2021 / 17:09 pm in an effort to explain pope francis’ vision for the synod on synodality for his flock, cardina...

Pope's 'moment of shame' as vast scale of child abuse in French Church is revealed

a bombshell report which claimed french priests, and teachers and lay workers sexually abused a third of a million children since 1950 repre...

The Synod Needs You

a synod on synodality may seem like an oxymoron but that is what is beginning this month. pope francis wants to rethink how the church is ru...

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