Cardinal Neri said that 10 years after “Amoris Laetitia,” the church in Asia sees that “there is no single stereotype of an ideal family but rather a challenging mosaic of diverse realities.”
Gerard O’Connell
Gerard O’Connell is America’s senior Vatican correspondent and author of The Election of Pope Francis: An Inside Story of the Conclave That Changed History. He has been covering the Vatican since 1985.
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‘We have much to learn from families’: Pope Leo welcomes bishops to ‘Amoris Laetitia’ meeting
Pope Leo asked the bishops gathered at the Vatican for a meeting on the family to “recognize the work of grace even in situations marked by limits, wounds and apparent failure.”
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Pope Francis’ private diaries to be published by the Vatican
To the astonishment of the Vatican and the world, Pope Francis has delivered yet another surprise: He kept a private diary from Dec. 20, 1992, to Aug. 18, 2024, just nine months before his death.
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Pope Leo marks the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s death with calls for prayer and peace
“St. Francis repaired the church by virtue of his faith in the Lord Jesus, healing the rifts of discord through the witness of fraternal love.”
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Bishops are meeting at the Vatican next week to discuss ‘Amoris Laetitia.’ Here’s what you need to know.
Ten years after the publication of Pope Francis’ document on the family, Pope Leo has asked the heads of the world’s bishops’ conferences to discern next steps for proclaiming the Gospel to families today.
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From Vietnamese refugee to Australia’s first Asian bishop: Vincent Long on faith, migration and synodality
Just over 46 years ago, an 18-year-old fled Vietnam in a boat with more than 100 other people. Today he is Australia’s first Asian bishop.
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AFL-CIO president: The significance of ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ is ‘absolutely huge’
“When I first read it, I just felt like this could have been a document written by the trade union movement.”
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Pope Leo calls for ‘culture of negotiation’ at meeting of North and South American leaders
This was the fourth of the synodal style encounters that were inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti,” published in October 2020.
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Synodality, multiculturalism and working with Pope Leo: Archbishop Costelloe on the Australian Catholic Church
Archbishop Costelloe spoke about the commitment to being a synodal church in a country where multiculturalism, social cohesion and improving the situation of its aboriginal peoples are all works in progress.
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Pope Leo celebrates his 71st birthday—by giving gifts to the Vatican
Pope Leo restored full salaries to cardinals, senior officials, clerics and women and men religious working in the Holy See. He also extended available space to the Vatican Library and archives.