Vatican Dispatch

In spat over Italy's anti-homophobia law, the Vatican has little leverage, lots to lose

cover image: december 2013 cover of the advocate featuring pope francis as the magazine's person of the year   news analysis by charles...

Charles Collins

Vatican Intervenes in Proposed ‘Anti-Homophobia’ Law in Italy

archbishop paul gallagher, the vatican secretary for relations with states./ daniel ibáñez/cna   vatican city, 22 june 2021 — the vatic...

Hannah Brockhaus

A cause advances, and dioceses are rearranged

news analysis: pope francis exercises power of the keys. -- rome -- the big news out of the vatican on saturday was the announcement that ro...

Lessons From the Archives

"lessons from the archives" offers article taken from the catholic herald's  unparalleled archives , mostly but not entirely on the sta...

Lessons from the Archives

Pope donates ventilators, medical equipment to Covid hotspots

pope francis continues to provide charitable support for developing countries as they struggle to deal with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic...

Cardinal: Religious freedom will be Europe’s ‘great problem of the future’

vatican city, jun 16, 2021 / 13:00 pm. a leading european cardinal has said that the great problem the continent will face in the future is ...

Catholic News Agency

Catholics in Holy Land to Celebrate “Peace Day for the East”

catholics throughout the middle east will observe a “peace day for the east” on june 27, with a special mass in each of the countries served...

Vatican imposes term limits on leaders of international lay organizations

the vatican’s dicastery for laity, family, and life has issued a new “ general decree ” – approved in forma specifica by pope francis and th...

Pope Francis and Cardinal Marx Do a Dance

july 1858 production of shibaraku at the ichimura-za theater theatre in edo. triptych woodblock print by utagawa toyokuni iii ( public domai...

Christopher Altieri

Cardinal Marx: Pope’s decision a ‘great challenge’

“in obedience, i accept decision, as i promised him,” said cardinal reinhard marx in a statement following the pope’s decision to reject his...