Vatican Dispatch

Pope stable after second night in hospital with bronchitis

rome – after being admitted to rome’s gemelli hospital friday for treatment of persistent bronchitis, pope francis remains in stable conditi...
Elise Allen

Rites of passage: Rome's Holy Doors and Jubilee years

on sunday, 5 january, at the start of 2025, pope francis opened the final holy door in rome for the jubilee year in the grand basilica of sa...
Thomas Edwards

Pope’s prelate troubles in home country continue as another bishop resigns

pope francis has accepted the resignation of a 59-year-old bishop in the pontiff's native argentina, after the bishop had only been in posit...
Crux Staff

Pope writes to U.S. bishops to deplore President Trump's deportation policy

rome – faced with united states president donald trump’s insistence on a plan of mass deportations, pope francis has published a letter chas...
Elise Allen

Pope appoints new Archbishop of Cincinnati and two other new U.S. bishops

new york – in one of three episcopal appointments in the united states announced today, pope francis has appointed a successor to archbishop...
johnlavenburg

Conclave revisited: what might actually make a man unfit to be pope?

the pope and his cardinals make surprising stars for a blockbuster. edward berger’s thriller conclave, which eschews the traditional memes t...
Miles Pattenden

Bronchitis forces Pope to move meetings indoors

due to a fresh bout of bronchitis, pope francis has decided to move his official meetings to his residence for the rest of the week. “due to...
Elise Allen

Pope Francis offers his prayers for Sweden after its worst mass shooting

pope francis has offered his prayers and consolations to the people of sweden after 10 people were killed by a gunman at a school in the cit...
The Catholic Herald

Another Italian priest excommunicated for saying Francis is not Pope

an italian priest has been excommunicated after he said publicly that he believed pope francis is an “antipope”. fr natale santonocito, 61, ...
Simon Caldwell

Bishop Richard Williamson has died, leaves behind controversial legacy

former sspx bishop richard williamson died last night following his hospitalisation earlier this week in a serious condition. it was previou...
The Catholic Herald