Vatican news
The Priestly Fraternity of St Peter has recorded a new high in priestly ordinations, reflecting the continued growth of a community dedicated to the traditional Latin Mass. Michael Haynes examines the latest figures and what they reveal about vocations and the enduring appeal of the older liturgy.
Virginia voters have approved constitutional amendments concerning abortion and same-sex marriage, prompting a response from the state’s Catholic bishops. Christine Rousselle reports on the results and the bishops’ concerns about their implications for unborn life, marriage and religious freedom.
Pope Leo XIV has met Bob Dylan at the Vatican ahead of the singer’s concert in Rome, nearly three decades after Dylan’s memorable encounter with St John Paul II in Bologna. Corrie Douglas-Young recounts the meeting and the history of an unlikely relationship between the American musician and the papacy.
The Republicans’ defeat in the midterm elections has exposed the difficulty of maintaining Donald Trump’s electoral coalition when the President himself is not on the ballot. Patrick Neve argues that the party mistook Trump’s personal political appeal for a lasting Republican majority and failed to retain the voters who delivered victory in 2024.
A controversial approach to organ donation allows organs to be harvested following the declaration of circulatory death, without requiring a diagnosis of brain death. Patrick Pullicino and William J Burke argue that the Church should reject these criteria, raising serious questions about the determination of death and the moral safeguards surrounding organ transplantation.
Virginia voters have approved constitutional amendments concerning abortion and same-sex marriage, prompting a response from the state’s Catholic bishops. Christine Rousselle reports on the results and the bishops’ concerns about their implications for unborn life, marriage and religious freedom.
Pope Leo XIV has met Bob Dylan at the Vatican ahead of the singer’s concert in Rome, nearly three decades after Dylan’s memorable encounter with St John Paul II in Bologna. Corrie Douglas-Young recounts the meeting and the history of an unlikely relationship between the American musician and the papacy.
The Republicans’ defeat in the midterm elections has exposed the difficulty of maintaining Donald Trump’s electoral coalition when the President himself is not on the ballot. Patrick Neve argues that the party mistook Trump’s personal political appeal for a lasting Republican majority and failed to retain the voters who delivered victory in 2024.
A controversial approach to organ donation allows organs to be harvested following the declaration of circulatory death, without requiring a diagnosis of brain death. Patrick Pullicino and William J Burke argue that the Church should reject these criteria, raising serious questions about the determination of death and the moral safeguards surrounding organ transplantation.
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