Vatican News

Cardinal Pizzaballa: For Christians in Gaza, the great temptation is to look for a better future elsewhere

latin patriarch of jerusalem cardinal pierbattista pizzaballa, the highest representative of the catholic church in the holy land, happened ...
The Catholic Herald

Conflict in Holy Land puts increasing strain on Israeli-Vatican relations

rome – wars, especially in the 21 st  century, are fought on multiple levels. beyond what happens on the battlefield, there’s also the ...
John L Allen

'Confused and confusing': Cardinal Zen talks to the Herald about his ongoing Synod concerns

rome – cardinal joseph zen ze-kiun, the former bishop of hong kong, has become seen in recent years as something of a confessor — one who ha...
Diana Montagna

Holy Land bishops dedicate Tuesday to fasting, abstinence and prayers for peace

the catholic bishops of the holy land have called for tuesday october 17 to be set aside for fasting, abstinence, and prayer for peace in th...
Tom Colsy

Israel's Vatican ambassador says Pope's comments on right to self-defence filled a 'vacuum'

rome – israel’s ambassador to the vatican has voiced appreciation for pope francis’s recent remarks regarding the catastrophic surprise atta...
Elise Allen

Interview with Piers Paul Read: 'Pope Francis unquestionably provides good copy'

piers paul read, the catholic novelist and historian, has just released his new one-volume book  a history of the catholic church (whic...
Anthony McCarthy

Synod participants claim 'no polarisation', no plans to change doctrine on LGBT and women issues

rome – participants in pope francis’s ongoing synod of bishops on synodality said wednesday that church doctrine is not up for discussion on...
Elise Allen

As Pope appeals for peace, Israel warns Vatican against false ‘parallelisms’

rome – a massive and deadly surprise offensive from hamas in recent days has prompted israel to declare war, drawing appeals from pope franc...
Elise Allen

Cecilia Marogna: Vatican trial of Becciu associate continues

rome – lawyers for one of the defendants in the vatican’s “trial of the century” for financial crimes not only insisted that their client is...
Elise Allen

The necessity of a silent reception of Holy Communion

a herald reader reflects on a recent experience. at the church which i attend, communion is received kneeling, on the tongue. “corpus christ...
Anonymous Catholic