Pope Francis announces women will have vote at upcoming synod
Pope Francis announced on Monday, April 24, that all the participants at the first assembly of Synod on Synodality will have a vote when they meet at the Vatican this October. This is the first time w...
28 Apr 202328min
Pope Francis defends John Paul II against ‘offensive accusations’
Pope Francis publicly denounced allegations made against Pope John Paul II on Italian television last week by Pietro Orlandi, the brother of Emanuela Orlandi. Last year, Ms. Orlandi’s mysterious disap...
20 Apr 202326min
China breaches its agreement with the Vatican on appointment of bishops
China has breached its long-fought-for agreement with the Vatican on the appointment of bishops. On April 4, Bishop Shen Bin was transferred from the Diocese of Haimen, where he had been an auxiliary ...
13 Apr 202333min
Pope Francis’ bounce back to ministry for Holy Week
When most people are admitted to the hospital, they stay in bed and recover. Unless, you are Pope Francis! Not even two days after he started treatment for a respiratory infection, the pope took to vi...
6 Apr 202336min
Update: The Vatican repudiates the 15th century 'Doctrine of Discovery'
The Vatican has rejected the six-centuries-old “Doctrine of Discovery” that helped justify the occupation and takeover of Indigenous Peoples’ lands throughout colonial times, and still today forms the...
30 Mar 20236min
The Pope’s puffer jacket and how the Vatican is responding to A.I.
“Balenciaga Pope!” That is what the internet is calling it. Photos of Pope Francis wearing a luxury oversized, white puffer jacket, that sells for anywhere up to $6,000, went viral this weekend. A s...
30 Mar 202337min
Pope Francis admitted to hospital for several days treatment
Pope Francis has been admitted to hospital where he is undergoing treatment for a respiratory infection. The pope was taken to hospital by ambulance today, Wednesday, Mar 29, after he complained that...
29 Mar 20233min
The Vatican’s mega-trial of the century
On July 27, 2021, a trial began inside the Vatican Museums before a bench of three judges of the Vatican City State’s court. Now, more than 600 days since arguments began in the specially remodeled Va...
23 Mar 202330min
