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Back to SearchPope Francis backs Cardinal Roche on restrictions to the Latin Mass
This week, Pope Francis again confirmed restrictions on the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass, making it clear that permission to celebrate t…
3 years, 7 months ago
Deep Dive: How saints are made in the Catholic Church
Catholics love their saints. But it's not easy to become one. On this special Deep Dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” we take you inside the gruel…
3 years, 7 months ago
“Hands off Africa!” Pope Francis tells multinational companies exploiting Congo
Pope Francis has returned to the Vatican after his six-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, which he called a pilgrimage of…
3 years, 7 months ago
Why Pope Francis is visiting the Democratic Republic of Congo this week
Pope Francis has begun his visit to the peoples of the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. He will be on the African continent from Jan. 31…
3 years, 8 months ago
Cardinal Müller criticizes Pope Francis in new book
Cardinal Gerhard Müller, the former German head of the then-Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and an open critic of many of Pope Francis’ i…
3 years, 8 months ago
Pope Francis in new interview: “homosexuality is not a crime”
Pope Francis gave a wide-ranging interview to the Associated Press, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. It the interview, he addressed a range of topics …
3 years, 8 months ago
Controversies surrounding two senior Vatican cardinals
The late Cardinal George Pell is now the confirmed author of the once-secret memorandum that sought to discredit the papacy of Pope Francis. This, re…
3 years, 8 months ago
Cardinal George Pell’s fraught legacy: Pope Francis critic and financial czar
Cardinal George Pell, an Australian prelate who served as the Vatican's first financial overlord, has died. The cardinal was also intimately involved…
3 years, 8 months ago
The funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was laid to rest just before noon (Rome time) on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in the grottoes underneath St. Peter’s Basilica a…
3 years, 9 months ago
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI dies at 95
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died at 9:34 a.m. Rome time, today, Saturday, December 31st, 2022. On this special update episode of “Inside the Vatican,”…
3 years, 9 months ago