Vatican Dispatch

Order of Malta elects Canadian lawyer as new Grand Master

john dunlap, a canadian lawyer, was yesterday elected as the 81st grand master of the order of malta, the first professed knight from the am...
The Catholic Herald

French archbishop admits inappropriate advance to young woman

a retired french archbishop is being investigated following a complaint that he sexually abused a young adult woman in the 1980s. emeritus a...
Simon Caldwell

Time to ‘seriously discuss’ ending priestly celibacy in Catholic Church, declares Maltese archbishop

an archbishop viewed as a major ally of pope francis has called for the end to the discipline of priestly celibacy in the catholic church. m...
Simon Caldwell

Nicaraguan government blasts Vatican as ´immoral grotesque freaks, dressed up as pastors´

the nicaraguan government has launched a tirade of abuse at the vatican following an ewtn interview with the exiled bishop rolando álvarez o...
Thomas Edwards

Latest development in Rupnik scandal: Loyola nuns in Ljubljana dissolved by Vatican

rome – in the latest development in the ongoing saga of ex-jesuit fr marko rupnik, a celebrated artist now facing multiple charges of sexual...
Elise Allen

Pope Francis asks Catholics to join prayer for peace in the Holy Land

pope francis thanked god for the cease-fire agreed to in the holy land, adding a prayer “for the pursuit of paths of dialogue and peace.” he...
Staff Reporter

The Order of Malta has the right to control its affairs

the pope’s five-year intervention in the affairs of the order of malta has not been particularly happy. some of the order’s knights and dame...
The Catholic Herald

Godfather ban: Sicilian Catholic diocese suspends naming of godparents at baptism for 3 years

rome newsroom, oct 20, 2021 / 06:10 am there will be no godfathers named in the sicilian archdiocese of catania for the next three years due...
Courtney Mares

Did the Pope’s message to Europe miss the elephant in the room?

pope francis has encouraged young people gathered at the european union youth conference in the czech republic to present to the world “a ne...
The Catholic Herald

Archdiocese of Birmingham gets 'episcopal twins' as two new bishops ordained

two new auxiliary bishops have been ordained by the archbishop of birmingham in st chad’s cathedral during a ceremony attended by some big n...
The Catholic Herald