Vatican News

War on Ukraine: A coordinated Catholic approach

until the russian military escalated its buildup along the ukrainian frontier earlier this year, the relationship between the polish and ukr...

Michael J. La Civita

Pope congratulates Queen Elizabeth II on 70th anniversary of her reign

pope francis sent a congratulatory message to queen elizabeth ii on thursday coinciding with the united kingdom’s joyous celebration of the ...

Holy Communion given to Muslim and Protestant politicians at Mass celebrated by German bishops

a muslim politician and at least one protestant politician have received communion at masses celebrated by bishops during a multi-day cathol...

What message is the Pope sending with his choice of new cardinals?

the consistory for the creation of cardinals on august 27 is a ceremony that seems to mark the end of a pontificate — though that end might ...

andrea-gagliarducci

Entertaining emperors

the emperors of byzantium kevin lygo thames & hudson, £25, 336 pages it hardly needs saying that any english writer who tackles the hist...

Catholic places of worship Cornwall

cornwall is liberally endowed with villages recording the euphonious names of early celtic saints – st endellion, st enodoc (“blessed be st ...

The arrest of Cardinal Zen: A new low for China's 'brutal' Communist regime

arresting a 90 year-old cardinal marks a new low for a chinese communist party regime that had already sunk to shocking levels of inhumanity...

A requiem for a Church

a people’s church: a history of the church of england by jeremy morris profile books, £30, 480 pages the defining and unhappy image of the r...

Vatican clears Polish cardinal of negligence after abuse probe

the vatican has ended an investigation into allegations that polish cardinal stanisław dziwisz failed to investigate claims of clerical sex ...

Hannah Brockhaus

Vatican: Teachers in Church schools have duty to uphold Catholic ethos

the vatican’s education congregation has published a document responding to conflicts over the interpretation of the concept of “catholic id...

Hannah Brockhaus