Vatican News

The Week Ahead: Vatican diplomacy, Taybeh and key Catholic stories to watch

Vatican diplomacy over Ukraine, the ongoing violence in Taybeh and several US Catholic stories are among the issues to watch in the week ahead
The Catholic Herald

Lebanon, liturgy and the SSPX occupy Leo XIV’s August agenda

As Leo XIV prepares to visit San Marino and Rimini, events in Rome have put Lebanon, the liturgy, AI and the SSPX firmly on the papal agenda
Michael Haynes

Head of German bishops praises ‘long tradition’ of lay preaching

Bishop Heiner Wilmer defended lay preaching, weeks after the Vatican formally rejected the German bishops request to approve it
Michael Haynes

Lourdes bishop bans SSPX from annual pilgrimage

The bishop of Lourdes-Tarbes cited the July 1 episcopal consecrations as the reason for revoking his prior permission for the event
Michael Haynes

All Rupnik mosaics to be covered at Lourdes shrine in weeks

Rupnik’s mosaics will finally be covered at Lourdes in time for the papal visit and remain permanently hidden.
Michael Haynes

Cologne cardinal: Defining synodality a ‘major challenge’ for Church

Cardinal Woelki commented on the traditional Mass and the German Synodal Way in a new interview, as questions around both remain key for the Church
Michael Haynes

Dutch bishop hits back at his auxiliary’s critique of synodality

“The world is not waiting for yet another organization that listens to it. There are enough of those,” Bishop Mutsaerts had said about the Synod.
Michael Haynes

USCCB president: Leo, not Roche, has ‘last word’ on Latin Mass

Archbishop Coakley told Raymond Arroyo about his thoughts on Cardinal Roche’s prediction for the Latin Mass and Pope Leo’s own actions
Michael Haynes

Leo’s week: Medjugorje, migrants and Vatican money

A German cardinal was confirmed as head of a Vatican financial oversight body this week, while the Pope weighed in on liturgy and immigration ahead of his Assumption Mass
Michael Haynes

Bishop Mutsaerts’ Open Letter to Leo XIV on synodality

A prominent Dutch bishop has penned an urgent appeal to Pope Leo, questioning the impact of synodality on the Church
Bishop Robert Mutsaerts