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Former vicar general of Rome: Ordaining married men in Amazon a ‘wrong choice’
November 06, 2019
Cardinal Camillo Ruini, who served as Vicar General of Rome for 17 years and was a close collaborator of St. John Paul II, has said he hopes Pope Francis will not allow an exception to priestly celibacy in the Amazon region. “In the Amazon, and also in other parts of the world, there is a
Pope Francis celebrates All Souls’ Day Mass in Rome catacombs
November 03, 2019
Pope Francis celebrated Mass Saturday for the souls of the dead in Rome’s Catacombs of Priscilla, saying the place of a Christian is in the safety of the hands of God, whatever the outside circumstances might be. “The souls of the just are in the hands of God, the hands of God, which are wounded…”
Pope Francis changes name of secret archive to Vatican Apostolic Archive
October 28, 2019
Pope Francis has declared that the Vatican Secret Archive will be renamed the Vatican Apostolic Archive, to avoid the negative associations which accompany modern interpretations of the word “secret.” In an apostolic letter issued motu proprio on October 28, Francis declared that “from now on, the current Vatican Secret Archive, nothing changing in its identity,
Christ must take centre place, indigenous Amazon synod participant says
October 24, 2019
An indigenous Peruvian who is participating in the Amazon synod said Thursday that if Catholics in the region are to have their own rite, then without question Christ must be at its centre. “The centre that unites us now in this synod is Jesus Christ, defending natural life. There is nothing else,” Delio Siticonatzi Camaiteri
On World Mission Day, Pope urges Catholics to share Christ’s love with all
October 21, 2019
Jesus Christ desires that all people know him and his love, and every Catholic has the mission of sharing this love with the world, Pope Francis said Sunday at Mass for World Mission Day. “Those who bear witness to Jesus go out to all, not just to their own acquaintances or their little group. Jesus
Vatican documents detail suspicious investments at Secretariat of State
October 20, 2019
A confidential report from the Vatican’s anti-corruption authority shows that the Secretariat of State has used about $725 million, most of which came from the Pope’s charity fund, in off-books operations. Italian weekly L’Espresso published a report on October 20 revealing information from three confidential Vatican documents, one of which is a report from the
Brazilian bishop: Lack of holiness among clerics an obstacle to vocations
October 17, 2019
A bishop in Brazil who is a member of the Amazon synod has said he believes a major obstacle to increasing priestly vocations in the region is a lack of personal holiness among the ordained, rather than the discipline of celibacy. Bishop Wellington de Queiroz Vieira of Cristalandia said on October 16 that the proposal
Pope Francis appoints new head of Vatican security
October 15, 2019
Pope Francis has appointed the second-in-command of Vatican security to head the City State’s national police force, after the resignation of the former chief on October 14. The Pope named Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti, who has worked as part of the Vatican’s gendarmerie since 1995, and has been vice director and vice commander of the Vatican
Pope names members of drafting committee for Amazon synod final doc
October 15, 2019
Pope Francis made four personal nominations on Tuesday of members to the group responsible for drafting the final document of the Amazon synod. In addition to the members who will be voted to the committee by the synod, Pope Francis has nominated Cardinal Christoph Schönborn of Vienna, Austria; Argentinian Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, chancellor of
Pope accepts resignation of NY auxiliary under investigation for abuse
October 10, 2019
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop John Jenik as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New York and appointed two New York priests as auxiliaries of the archdiocese. Jenik, 75, was removed from ministry last year after the archdiocese found credible an accusation of sexual abuse against him. Jenik, who has been
Pope Francis: Catholics should not profess ideology over faith
October 09, 2019
In his general audience Wednesday, Pope Francis warned Catholics to not turn their faith into an ideology, as he said St Paul did when he was persecuting Christians before his conversion. St Paul, called Saul before his conversion, was “an ideologist; for Saul, religion had become ideology, religious ideology, social ideology, political ideology,” the Pope
Holy Spirit is ‘main actor’ of Amazon synod, pope says in opening remarks
October 07, 2019
In his opening remarks for the Amazon synod Monday, Pope Francis said the assembly’s working document is meant to be “destroyed” as the starting point of the work of the Holy Spirit, who he prays will guide the synodal process. “Synod is to walk together under the inspiration and guidance of the Holy Spirit,” the
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