Vatican News

Vatican abuse inquiry into Hexham and Newcastle will cause 'pain and shame', says Archbishop

catholics of the diocese in the spotlight of a vatican abuse inquiry were warned yesterday to brace themselves for a period of “pain and sha...
Simon Caldwell

Vatican issues final 'stop sign' on German Synodal Path

two of germany’s top canon lawyers have explained that the german synodal path must now end following a letter from pope francis to german b...
Olenka Hamilton

EXCLUSIVE: Bishop reported to police for abuse as Vatican probes lockdown sex parties

bishop robert byrne has been reported to the police following an allegation of abuse made against him by a catholic priest, the catholic her...
Simon Caldwell

The ordeal of Cardinal Pell: an interview

this article originally appeared in the december 2021 issue of the catholic herald.  within a few minutes of meeting cardinal pell...
William Cash

'I could see the reuniting of Christians with Rome': Interview with Calvin Robinson

people tend to look up to calvin robinson. they don’t have any choice: he’s immensely tall. and his striking presence is given added status ...
Joanna Bogle

In St Peter's Square: Notebook from Rome

the dome of st peter’s was shrouded in mist for the funeral of pope benedict, with the cupola and the cross disappearing behind the figures ...
Melanie McDonagh

On the eve of Pope Benedict's funeral: Notebook from Rome

photo: vatican media the crowds are quieter this time. by comparison with the enormous throng of people – most of them poles – who came to s...
Melanie McDonagh

How will Pope Francis mark this year's significant anniversaries?

pope francis will face many challenges in 2023 – but it’s a year that also happens to be filled with significant anniversaries, including th...
Diana Montagna

Catholic-Jewish relations 60 years after Vatican II

jacob’s younger brother karma ben-johanan harvard university press, £30.95, 336 pages i remember once presenting a paper on the theological ...
Dr Bede Rowe OSB

A Protestant attempt to establish a version of Catholicism without the papacy in Rome

i have often been the victim of swot analysis – away-days with colleagues where we are forced to reflect on strengths and weaknesses, opport...
Dr Mark Chapman