Vatican Dispatch

Vatican’s top diplomat meets Zelensky after visiting Marian shrine of Berdychiv

vatican secretary of state cardinal pietro parolin has met with ukraine’s president at the end of a six-day visit to the war-torn country, d...

Vatican hopes to renew controversial China deal

rome – vatican secretary of state italian cardinal pietro parolin has said that both china and the vatican hope that a controversial deal on...

Are papal priorities right?

now is the time for the bishops to come into their own. the pope, in his motu proprio  – traditionis custodes – on restricting the cele...

Father Anonymous

Filipino bishop decries divorce reforms as a blow to family and society

as the philippines moved closer to legalising divorce , a leading catholic bishop has warned politicians that “divorce weakens the fabric of...

The Catholic Herald

Cardinal George Pell: 1941-2023

with the sudden death of george pell the church has lost a remarkable and controversial voice. his last public appearance was as a concelebr...

The Catholic Herald

The Church has moved on from the 1970s - the Rupnik scandal shows the Pope must do so too

one of the worst accusations against the integrity of the catholic church arise from the continuous sexual abuse scandals that have emerged ...

Pope joins in with Lenten retreat remotely as condition remains stable

pope francis remains in a stable condition with recent scans indicating he is continuing to improve as he undergoes various therapies for a ...

Long Christmas: Let's keep the party going

happy christmas, all. wrong sentiment for the january issue, you think? not so. this issue will be with many readers as near to new year’s d...

Gertrude Clarke

There’s no place like Rome: Something for everyone, with the Pope as your neighbour

as the hot summer months approach, and rome brims with tourists and pilgrims flocking to the eternal city to soak up its rich historic cultu...

Elise Ann Allen

The churches chewed out by Vatican II

the constitution on the sacred liturgy sacrosanctum concilium was solemnly promulgated by his holiness pope paul vi on 4 december 1963. it i...