Vatican News

Vatican publishes new norms for vetting private revelations

rome – the vatican today rolled out a new expedited procedure for vetting alleged marian apparitions or other spiritual phenomenon, ruling t...

Controversial Chinese bishop to speak at Vatican conference

rome – next week a high-profile conference will be held marking the centenary of the catholic church’s first ever council in china, drawing ...

Israel protests talk of Gaza ‘genocide’ by Nobel Prize winner during Vatican event

rome – in the latest episode of tension between israel and the vatican over the conflict in gaza, israel’s embassy to the holy see issued a ...

Vatican weighs up potential Trump return in its approach to European elections

rome – although non-europeans may not be paying attention – and, for that matter, a fairly wide swath of the european population itself isn’...

The infernal serpent: Understanding envy may prove salutary in the end

“i don’t envy you.” when someone says that, they are implying that you will have a bad time dealing with whatever, or whoever, you’re about ...

Catholic Herald Institute hosts inaugural symposium to examine recent Synod in Rome

the catholic herald institute hosted its inaugural symposium “the synod: the room where it happened and what happens next?” in new york’s sh...

The Catholic Herald

Why Trump gets the 'White Christian' vote

robert de niro has been one of the more strident voices warnings about the danger of a trump win in the american election.  when he pla...

Diary: by Daniel Johnson

my late father, paul johnson, was never afraid to cross swords with the new atheists, or “prometheans” as he generously called them – though...

Letter from the Editor: The Pope of Rome

"do you want an audience with the pope?” asked vatican “fixer” extraordinaire dr peter bahou, owner of new york-based peter’s tours, while w...

How Evelyn Waugh’s 'cantankerous' Catholicism clashed with America's literary scene at a dinner party in Florence

the conservative catholic novelist evelyn waugh (1903-1966) paid three visits to harold acton in italy in the 1950s and 1960s. i should...