“It seems necessary to make it clear that the ‘Synodal Path’ in Germany does not have the power to compel bishops and the faithful to assume new modes of governance and new approaches to doctrine and morals,” the Vatican said.
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Interview: The Vatican has a ‘very positive relationship’ with the Biden administration
Archbishop Gallagher on U.S.-Vatican relations, the Holy See joining the Paris climate agreement and where Pope Francis hopes to visit in the coming year.
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Why Pope Francis will visit Canada to apologize to Indigenous Peoples
On July 24–29, 2022, Pope Francis will make a historic visit to Canada, where he will meet with many Indigenous Peoples across the country and issue an in-person apology for the Catholic Church’s involvement in the residential school system, which for nearly 200 years waged a cultural war on Canada’s Indigenous Peoples. In this episode […]
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Interview: The future of Vatican-China relations, and whether the agreement on bishops has paid off
Four years after the Holy See and China reached a provisional agreement on the appointment of bishops, Archbishop Paul Gallagher says the results are “not terribly impressive.”
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Interview: Archbishop Gallagher on Vatican diplomacy, Ukraine and the threat of World War III
“We’re getting to a very dangerous situation worldwide,” the Vatican’s secretary for relations with states said, “and it wouldn’t take much to make things even worse” and to arrive at “a world in conflict.”
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Interview: Fra’ John Dunlap, Pope Francis’ pick for the Order of Malta’s new leader
Fra’ John Dunlap is one of the few professed religious of the Order of Malta and is the first North American to lead the Order as the lieutenant of the grand master.
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Pope Francis asks Catholic media to combat ‘toxicity, hate speech and fake news’
The pope told Catholic communicators they have an important role to play “through media education, networking Catholic media and countering lies and misinformation.”
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Pope Francis describes his upcoming visit to Canada as a ‘penitential pilgrimage’
Pope Francis says he will make “a penitential pilgrimage” to Canada July 24 to embrace and contribute to healing and reconciliation with its Indigenous peoples
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How excessive restrictions on the Latin Mass could push away some ordinary Catholics
Suppressing all elements of the Latin Mass would alienate Catholics who desire the reformed liturgy but also seek the rich liturgical elements of the centuries-old Tridentine celebration.
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Pope Francis tells religious orders: Do not be ashamed to denounce abusive priests and brothers.
In an address to members of three religious orders, the pope asked for “zero tolerance” for abusers in the church and expressed his “closeness” with the people of Ukraine.