Vatican Dispatch

Vatican diplomat criticizes ‘divisive’ UN Human Rights Council report on Islamophobia

cna staff, mar 10, 2021 / 02:00 pm mt ( cna ).- a united nations human rights council report on islamophobia risks “polarizing the internati...

Pope Francis: Keep praying for ‘our sorely tried brothers and sisters’ in Iraq

vatican city, mar 10, 2021 / 05:30 am mt (cna).- pope francis on wednesday urged catholics worldwide to keep praying for “our sorely tried b...

Pope Francis in Iraq: The Long Play

pope francis is back in rome, and his historic visit to iraq is in the books. by all the usual metrics, the trip was a magnificent success. ...

Christopher Altieri

Pope Francis: Meeting with Iraq’s top Shiite cleric offered ‘universal message’ of fraternity

pope francis speaks during an in-flight press conference en route from rome to iraq march 8, 2021. caption: colm flynn/cna. aboard the papal...

Curial speculation follows papal meetings with bishops

st. peter's basilica. credit: bohumil petrik/cna. sources have told cna that pope francis may choose two us-born prelates as prefects of con...

andrea-gagliarducci

Pope Francis in Iraq: Mass at Franso Hariri Stadium in Erbil

pope francis was the chief celebrant and homilist at mass for some 10,000 iraqis at franso hariri stadium in erbil, northern iraq, on sunday...

Christopher Altieri

Pope Francis in Iraq: A Prayer for The Dead in Mosul

in mosul, the rubble of so-called is destruction is frequently indistinguishable from the rubble of incipient rebuilding, where efforts to r...

Christopher Altieri

Pope Francis in Iraq: Sunday at a Glance

a jam-packed final full day of pope francis's historic visit by john cookson -- baghdad -- pope francis is spending his last full day in ira...

Pope Francis in Iraq: Historic Meetings on Saturday Stir Hope

pope francis meets religious leaders in ur, iraq, on march 06, 2021. image © vatican media details were sparse, but the fact the meeting bet...

Pope Francis in Ur: Our Common Father in Faith is Abraham, Our Common Enemy is Hatred.

pope francis made an historic visit on saturday morning, to the ancient city of ur -- the city of the patriarch, abraham, claimed as "father...

Christopher Altieri