Vatican News

Furore over Vatican pro-life appointment

archbishop vincenzo paglia, president of the pontifical academy for life, has defended the appointment of nigel biggar, an anglican philosop...

Vatican sticks to script on Venezuela crisis

negotiations between government and opposition groups leading to free and fair elections are needed to put an end to violence in venezuela a...

Priests in mass revolt against bishop

at least 69 priests have resigned en masse after accusing their bishop of embezzling £78,000 ($100,000) of church funds for personal use, an...

In brief

francis to visit peru and chile in january pope francis will travel to chile and peru in january, the vatican has announced. it will be his ...

Comments of the week

electing bishops is a catholic tradition sir – in your leading article on the dispute over the appointment of a new bishop of ahiara, nigeri...

The Catholic Herald

Omnium Gatherum

on june 29 we venerate the memory of st peter, prince of the apostles, and st paul, apostle to the gentiles, both martyrs whose blood nouris...

Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Lectio Divina

do not be afraid 12th sunday in ordinary time: mt 10:26-33 the bible society’s lectio divina is unavailable for this sunday. we reproduce th...

The Catholic Herald

Indonesian priests appeal to Vatican after accusing bishop of embezzlement

Nearly 70 priests resigned in protest at Bishop Hubertus Leteng

Catholic News Service

Vatican Auditor General in surprise resignation

Libero Milone was hired in June 2015 as the first ever person to hold the position

Vatican II contributed to abuse scandal, says priest

After the Council, the Church thought it was better to 'redeem' abuser priests than to punish them, Mgr Peter Smith claimed