Vatican Dispatch

Persecution of Christians: A global commonplace

everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and fre...

Still Invited to the Dance

with joe biden in the white house, the vatican will be dealing with the first catholic u.s. president since john f. kennedy, which is presen...

Charles Collins

Vatican cardinal: Protecting Catholic doctrine will ‘always be necessary’

vatican city, feb 2, 2021 / 09:00 am mt ( cna ) .- the vatican’s doctrinal chief has emphasized the catholic church’s duty to promote and pr...

Hannah Brockhaus

Cardinal Parolin Weighs in on France's Controversial "Religious Separatism" Bill

what if the cardinal secretary of state, on visit to your country, voiced an opinion about a controversial draft law proposed by the preside...

Christopher Altieri

Pope Francis on Holocaust Remembrance Day: Memory and Vigilance

pope francis on wednesday condemned the systematic murder of six  million jews in the holocaust, calling on the catholic faithful world...

Christopher Altieri

Laymen convicted, sentenced to prison for financial crimes in the Vatican - questions remain

the trial of angelo caloia the former president of the vatican’s institute for the works of religion (ior) – the so-called “vatican bank” – ...

Architect’s requiem

the “catholic architect” is in danger of extinction. it has now been 20 years since a catholic church of note has been built in britain. but...

Milan court to decide the future of intelligence analyst accused of embezzling Vatican funds

today, a milan court will determine whether cecilia marogna, a self-described intelligence analyst, with links to disgraced former cardinal ...

Pope Francis: The greatest joy for every believer is to respond to God’s call

vatican city, jan 17, 2021 / 06:00 am mt (cna).- pope francis said sunday that great joy is found when one offers his life in service to god...

Pope Francis: Coronavirus pandemic has ‘exposed inefficiencies’ in care of the sick

vatican city, jan 12, 2021 / 04:45 am mt (cna).- pope francis said on tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic had “exposed inefficiencies...