Vatican News

Patron saints announced for World Youth Day Seoul 2027

The five patrons were chosen to reflect World Youth Day Seoul’s themes of truth, love and peace
The Catholic Herald

Pope tells Archbishop of Canterbury to continue pursuit of Christian unity

Pope Leo XIV met Sarah Mullally in Rome as both Churches confront unresolved questions over orders, authority and moral teaching
Thomas Colsy

Cardinal says martyrs’ blood still unites divided Christians

Cardinal Kurt Koch has said the witness of the martyrs remains one of the clearest signs of Christian unity, linking the Armenian martyrs with persecuted Christians today
The Catholic Herald

SSPX to announce names of new bishops in June

The SSPX is preparing to reveal the names of new bishops to be consecrated in July in a move likely to intensify debate over its future relations with the Holy See
Thomas Colsy

The case against crony corporatism

How the alliance between large corporations and the regulatory state risks long-term economic stagnation and social peril
Declan J. Ganley

Pope Leo rules out formal blessings for same-sex couples

Speaking aboard the papal plane, Leo XIV said any move beyond the present limits on blessings for same-sex couples would risk deepening division in the Church
Edward Barrett-Shortt

Pope Leo XIV to ordain eight men in Rome on vocations day

Eight candidates for the Diocese of Rome are due to be ordained by Pope Leo XIV at St Peter’s Basilica on the World Day of Prayer for Vocations
The Catholic Herald

Online claims of Pope Benedict's resignation misread Vatican legal procedure

Online speculation over Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation has intensified after a Vatican legal response was interpreted as evidence of a formal investigation
The Catholic Herald

Pope’s first African tour closes with final leg in Equatorial Guinea

Pope Leo XIV has reached the final stage of his first apostolic journey to Africa, an 11-day visit marked by pastoral appeals for peace
The Catholic Herald

Renewing Benedict XVI’s theological inheritance

Academics and clergy in Rome have established a society dedicated to deepening engagement with Benedict XVI’s thought and legacy
Michael Haynes