Vatican News

‘A radical expression of faith’

last year was the 500th anniversary of the battle of pamplona, the occasion when a cannonball shattered the leg of a basque gentleman soldie...

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The power of three

it is traditional to accept new catechumens (those being prepared to come into full communion with the roman catholic church) during the eas...

Putin, Kirill and the Vatican

there are many who see in patriarch kirill’s reluctance to condemn the russian invasion of ukraine, evidence of caesaropapism. certainly, it...

Westminster reports Tyburn Nuns to Vatican over refusal to accept jabs against coronavirus

tyburn convent could face a vatican investigation after a majority of the nuns refused to accept vaccinations against covid-19. the enclosed...

Pope visits Ukrainian refugee children in Rome hospital

pope francis has made a surprise visit to ukrainian refugee children being treated in the bambino gesù children's hospital in rome. the chil...

Pope promulgates Apostolic Constitution to reform Roman Curia

the vatican published on saturday a long-awaited document implementing pope francis’ reform of the organization and structure of the roman c...

Pope Francis to consecrate Russia and Ukraine to Immaculate Heart of Mary

pope francis will consecrate russia and ukraine to the immaculate heart of mary, the vatican has announced. the holy see press office said: ...

Russian bomb strikes Catholic headquarters in Ukrainian city of Kharkiv

a bomb has struck the headquarters of a catholic diocese on tuesday in the besieged ukrainian city of kharkiv. forty people were sheltering ...

Expanding the Orthodox empire

in 2016, i happened to be in karyes, capital of the monastic republic of mount athos, when vladimir putin swept into the small hilltop in a ...

The unusual interest of Norfolk’s Catholic Churches

norfolk was known in the middle ages for its great holiness, with streams of pilgrims making their way in particular to bromholm to venerate...