Vatican News

Pope and circumstance

on saturday 8 october, the parliament choir have been invited to perform elgar’s the dream of gerontius in san paolo fuori le mura, the papa...

Go vegan for Lent

lent, the time of fast and abstinence before easter, is based on christ’s time in the wilderness, described in the first chapter of mark’s g...

Gertrude Clarke

Pope reorganises Congregation of Doctrine of the Faith amid Vatican internal reforms

pope francis has reorganized the internal structure of the vatican’s doctrine office into two sections — the latest step in his ongoing refo...

Hannah Brockhaus

Putin's take on the "Russian Idea"

in 2014 vladimir putin recommended three books for his regional governors to read: justification of the good , by vladimir solovyov; philoso...

Donations to Peter's Pence papal charities slump by 15 per cent in a year

donations to peter’s pence fell by around 15 per cent in 2021, the vatican has announced. in an interview with vatican news, father juan a. ...

Pope’s gift for publicity has its dangers

pope francis has done it again. he has got himself into the news – on social media – by turning up at a record shop in rome to spend 10 minu...

The Catholic Herald

Baddesley Clinton

baddesley clinton lies some eight miles to the north of warwick, in the forest of arden. the beautiful moated manor house dating from the 14...

'Charlie's Law' bid to let parents seek care overseas for gravely ill children

parents of gravely ill children could be given a new right to seek treatment in foreign countries under a “charlie’s law” amendment to the h...

Queen honours English cardinal for work in inter-faith dialogue

a cardinal has spoken of his gratitude at being honoured by queen elizabeth ii in the british monarch’s annual new year’s list. cardinal mic...

Luke Coppen CNA

Pope Francis decries global ‘retreat from democracy’ in Athens speech

pope francis lamented a global “retreat from democracy” in a speech on saturday in athens, the cradle of western civilization. the pope was ...