Vatican's 'trial of the century' resumes after prosecutors suffer embarrassing setbacks on appeal

VATICAN CITY -- The appeals phase of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” resumed Tuesday after a pair of setbacks for the ...

Pope Francis’ problematic secret decrees in spotlight in Vatican’s ‘trial of the century’

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The appeals phase of the Vatican’s “trial of the century” resumed Tuesday after a pair of setbacks for ...
Jurist

Vatican ‘trial of the century’ resumes after prosecution setbacks

The appeal of the fraud conviction of a Catholic cardinal resumed in the Vatican on Tuesday after a pause in proceedings following the resignation of the case's chief prosecutor for alleged ...

Rogue Catholic group threatens schism with Vatican, plans to raise new bishops without Rome's approval

Catholic priests threaten schism with Rome over bishop consecrations as SSPX plans July ceremony without papal approval, escalating decades-long conflict.

Vatican Scrambles To Prevent New Schism As SSPX Plans Rogue Bishop Consecrations

The Vatican will meet next week with the leader of a traditionalist group that announced plans to consecrate new bishops ...
National Catholic Reporter

Vatican doctrine chief warns against blogs claiming theological authority

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, warned that blogs and online ...
National Catholic Register

Papal Nuncio Turns 80, Describes Vatican-US Bishops’ Relationship as ‘Normal,’ Not in Conflict

Ahead of his 80th birthday, Cardinal Christophe Pierre sat down with ‘EWTN News In Depth’ anchor Catherine Hadro to discuss ...
Religion News Service on MSN

Francis' actions scrutinized as Vatican appeals court reviews finance trial

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — As the Vatican’s highest appeals court reviews the landmark finance trial, defense lawyers are ...

Vatican bans German far-right politician from return to church body

A far-right member of a German state parliament should remain banned from a Catholic Church council, officials in the Vatican ...

Pope gets invitation to visit Peru during a Vatican garden party, then stays for lunch

Peru’s ambassador to the Holy See has publicly invited Pope Leo XIV to visit. The invitation, delivered during a Saturday ceremony in the Vatican gardens, confirms that 2026 is shaping up to be an ...

John L. Allen Jr., Journalist With Inside Access to the Vatican, Dies at 61

He seemed to know everyone at the Holy See, and it showed in his reporting for the National Catholic Reporter and his website ...
National Catholic Register

Vatican City: How the World's Smallest State Is Governed

The Vatican, the smallest state in the world, possesses a unique and complex legal, administrative, and spiritual structure designed to guarantee the independence of the pope and allow the Church to ...