Vatican Dispatch

Breaking: Pope Francis issues restrictions on extraordinary form Masses in new motu proprio

vatican city, jul 16, 2021 / 04:45 am. pope francis issued a motu proprio on friday restricting masses celebrated in the extraordinary form ...
Catholic News Agency

Vatican says Pope Francis to leave hospital "as soon as possible"

a tv crew works outside the gemelli hospital in rome, 12 july 12 2021, where pope francis will spend "a few more days" following his colon s...
Staff Reporter

Convert Stories: Charles Moore joins the universal Church and finds his politics challenged

the  catholic herald 's extraordinary archives include many convert stories, which we will feature from time to time. interviewed in 19...
FromtheArchives

At Angelus Pope Francis appeals for "free" healthcare

pope francis leads the angelus prayer from rome's gemelli hospital on 11 july 2021, where he is recovering from colon surgery. (filippo mont...
Staff Reporter

Vatican says Pope Francis "spent quiet day" Wednesday, slight fever in evening

view of agostino gemelli hospital in rome on 8 july 2021. (photo by isabella bonotto / afp) (photo by isabella bonotto/afp via getty images)...
Staff Reporter

The Vatican will have an even tougher time recruiting top talent after scattershot indictments

pope francis speaks with vatican secretary of state, cardinal pietro parolin, during a visit to lima's cathedral on 21 january 2018. (vincen...
Charles Collins

Pope Francis "rested well during the night"

a picture taken on july 5, 2021 shows the a. gemelli hospital in rome, where pope francis aunderwent surgery on sunday. (andreas solaro/afp ...
Staff Reporter

Vatican Finances: Cardinal Becciu, 9 others indicted on various charges

pope francis at the weekly general audience, 19 may 2021. (filippo monteforte/afp via getty images)   updated with further statements a...
Christopher Altieri

Reappraising Rome’s rock-star emperor

like the emperor nero, the british museum knows how to put on a show. that hangar of a space bearing the sainsbury name can sometimes overwh...
Lucien de Guise

Rome, the teacher of error, has become the disciple of truth

the separation of sts peter and paul , by giovanni lanfranco, 1671 public domain via wikimedia commons   today, june 29, the christian ...
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