Vatican Dispatch

Cardinal Sarah: 'The crisis of the Church has entered a new phase'

rome - in a rare intervention, cardinal robert sarah has said that “the crisis of the church has entered a new phase: the crisis of the magi...

Pope discusses war, migration and personal health on plane home from Malta

pope francis returned to rome on sunday after a two-day trip to malta. during the april 2-3 visit, he addressed civil authorities, visited a...

Diary: Former Anglican priests finding their true home in the Catholic Church

the personal ordinariates established under the provisions of anglicanorum coetibus represent, as the late mgr mark langham called them, “re...

Monsignor Keith Newton

Should Cardinals be able to vote in conclave if they don't reside in Rome?

german cardinal walter brandmüller - a conservative who has criticised the synodal path - has asked that the right to vote in a conclave be ...

The Catholic Herald

Pope Benedict participates in Mass from bed as his condition stabilises

benedict xvi participated in mass from his bed yesterday, the vatican has revealed amid speculation that the pope emeritus is dying. matteo ...

Pope in face of demographic winter: without an improved birth rate, Italy has no future

pope francis lamented italy’s drastically declining birth rate at the opening of an initiative by the forum of family associations. since th...

"Jesus walks for me": Pope Francis leads Stations of the Cross in Lisbon

lisbon – in an off-the-cuff speech to young people praying the “way of the cross” with him in lisbon friday, pope francis said the cross is ...

Elise Ann Allen

Pope concelebrates Feast of St Joseph in hospital chapel

on wednesday morning the pope concelebrated mass for the liturgical solemnity of saint joseph in the chapel attached to his private suite on...

Jordan Peterson's Twitter spat with Pope Francis

a few days ago there was a twitter spat between jordan peterson (3.9 million followers) and pope francis (18.9 million followers, not includ...

A good Pope, and a good man

every pope leaves a distinctive mark on the church, and in the case of benedict xvi, the extent and value of his legacy will only be fully a...

The Catholic Herald