Pope Francis has a fine line to walk in responding to coronavirus
March 14, 2020
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Kowtowing to the Italian authorities would set a very bad precedent. But obstructionism wouldn’t help either.
Rome’s parish churches reopen
March 13, 2020
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After a brief closure, Rome’s parish churches are once again open to the faithful
Pope Francis tells pastors not to abandon faithful amid crisis
March 13, 2020
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“Let us unite ourselves in these days with the sick, [and] with families suffering in the midst of this pandemic,”
Amid crisis, Rome’s civic spirit remains high
March 12, 2020
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Mass at the old basilica in the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Divine Love began about as close to punctually
A synod on ‘synodality’ isn’t a bad idea
March 12, 2020
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Pope Francis has announced the theme of the next Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, scheduled for October
‘Coraggio!’: Coronavirus hasn’t broken Rome’s spirit
March 11, 2020
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Mass may be cancelled, but Romans are helping each other through a national crisis
Vatican gives details of response to Coronavirus exposure
March 6, 2020
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The Catholic Herald has learned new details regarding the Vatican’s response to the Coronavirus emergency, in the wake of a confirmed case inside the walls of Vatican City
Why two cardinals are clashing over the Vatican-China deal
March 5, 2020
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It was all couched in the most cordial terms. But last weekend there occurred an exchange of letters which, in
Mystery surrounds the Vatican’s new child protection force
March 5, 2020
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There was a “meeting point” at the Holy See press office last week to present the Vatican’s new “task force”
ITC weighs in on marriage question, faith and sacraments
March 3, 2020
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The International Theological Commission published a paper on Tuesday tackling what the ITC theologians involved in the colloquies consider to be a thorny issue that could bear on the validity of marriages, especially those among so-called “baptized non-believers”.
The Pope’s remarks yesterday are potentially very telling
February 28, 2020
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The remarks Pope Francis prepared for Thursday’s penitential liturgy at Rome’s cathedral archbasilica of St John Lateran are tempting to
Pope Francis warns clergy on the pitfalls of bitterness
February 28, 2020
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The Pope focused the three causes of bitterness: problems with faith, problems with the bishop, and problems with brother priests