“The Holy Father has reached the conclusion that the document has not matured enough to be published.”
Cindy Wooden - Catholic News Service
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Teaching on all-male priesthood is definitive, cardinal-designate says
Archbishop Luis Ladaria is one of the 14 men Pope Francis has chosen to make cardinals this year.
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More annulment processes done for free, Vatican statistics show
Recent reforms encouraged bishops to fully fund their marriage tribunals and not charge petitioners.
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New Vatican document: All economic activity has moral dimension
Everything from where a family chooses to invest its savings to where a multinational corporation declares its tax residence are ethical decisions, according to a new Vatican document.
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Resignation letter prepared by Blessed Paul VI published
Commenting on the letter, Pope Francis said, “We must thank God, who alone guides and saves the church, for having allowed Paul VI to continue until the last day of his life to be father, pastor, master, brother and friend.”
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Pope Francis takes on Mafia on anniversary of St. John Paul’s stand.
Pope John Paul II described the Mafia as “a culture of death, profoundly inhuman, anti-Gospel, an enemy of human dignity and civil peace.”
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Theologians call for regular consultation of laity in church decisions
The theologians said a synodal attitude and way of being church flowed naturally from the Second Vatican Council’s description of the church as a communion and its emphasis on the responsibility of all Catholics for the church’s life and mission, although each person has been given different gifts and roles by the Holy Spirit.
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Pope Francis asks German bishops to find agreement on Communion for non-Catholic spouses
Pope Francis asked the bishops of Germany to continue working together to find broader consensus on guidelines for allowing a Protestant married to a Catholic to receive the Eucharist.
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Dr. Oz leads Vatican panel on faith and medicine
The television host asked panelists about the role of faith and prayer in healing.
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Italy grants citizenship to Alfie Evans in attempt to guarantee his care
The Italian government granted citizenship to Alfie Evans, a seriously ill British toddler, in a last-minute effort to prevent doctors in England from withdrawing life-support.