Vatican News

Vatican confirms papal trip to Egypt under consideration

Reports in Italy claim Francis will visit Cairo's Al-Azhar, the leading centre of learning of Sunni Islam, in May
Associated Press

The CofE's trajectory is now obvious. Orthodox believers - you'd be very welcome here

Though there are battles here too, it is very possible to get on with mission and ministry without fighting gender wars
Mgr Andrew Burnham

Pope Francis to visit Colombia in September

The trip will begin on September 6, the country's president and nuncio have announced
Staff Reporter

Theresa May is Britain's 'first Catholic prime minister', says Michael Gove

The former education secretary said Catholic social teaching was central to her politics
Madeleine Teahan

Reports of a 'plot against the Pope' are not wholly implausible

A Francis resignation seems unlikely – but then he is the 'Pope of surprises'
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

The heroism and romance of persecuted Catholics

At times, Roy Hattersley’s account may make readers ashamed to be English
AN Wilson

The end of the ‘Hitler’s Pope’ myth

For 50 years, the truth about Pius XII’s battle against Nazism has been suppressed. But new evidence makes his heroism undeniable
Fr Leo Chamberlain OSB

The big story of the past seven days

✣  abuse survivor quits vatican commission what happened? the last remaining abuse survivor on the vatican’s commission for the protect...
Staff writers

Cardinal: we’re not blocking reform on abuse

the vatican’s doctrinal chief has dismissed accusations that vatican officials are resisting recommendations on best practices for protectin...
Staff writers

Do clerical abusers also deserve mercy?

it was the sort of headline which only appears in the nightmares of vatican press officers. “pope quietly trims sanctions for paedophile pri...
Madeleine Teahan