Colleen Dulle reports on Archbishop Vigano’s trajectory from Vatican civil servant to excommunicant.
Pope Francis
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Pope Francis makes ‘reparation’ by moving Argentina’s primatial see from Buenos Aires to a provincial city
Pope Francis has designated the provincial city of Santiago del Estero as Argentina’s primatial see in a move described by Catholic leaders as a historic “reparation” and a reflection of his preference for putting the peripheries at the center of church attention.
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Ukraine and the troubling future of A.I. warfare
Reports are already surfacing of drones launched into Russia that are relying on artificial, not human, intelligence in decisions to evade defensive countermeasures, pick targets and finally conclude a strike.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Why Cardinal Tolentino wants every priest to go to the movies
In an interview with America’s Gerard O’Connell, Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça discusses his love for cinema and poetry, what it’s like working in the Roman Curia and Pope Francis’ “Gospel simplicity.”
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Prominent Americans—Catholic and not—ask Pope Francis not to further restrict the Latin Mass
A group of American “Catholics and non-Catholics” and prominent cultural and intellectual personalities asked Pope Francis in an open letter July 15 not to further restrict the traditional Latin Mass.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal Hollerich: ‘If women do not feel comfortable in the church, we have failed.’
In an exclusive interview with Gerard O’Connell, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, one of the synod’s most influential figures, discusses the role of women, bishops and all the baptized in a synodal church.
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Vatican releases working document to guide October synod meeting
A 30-page “working tool” for the Synod on Synodality’s second session in October was presented at a Vatican press conference on July 9. The document focuses on one specific question: “How to be a synodal church in mission?”
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Explainer: Archbishop Viganò excommunicated himself. What does that mean?
Friday’s announcement that Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò had incurred a ‘latae sententiae’ excommunication sent many reporters (and more than a few Catholics) looking for some clarity. Here’s what you need to know.
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Pope Francis: Catholics are called to defend democracy worldwide
“In today’s world, democracy—let’s be honest—is not in good health,” the pope said on Sunday.
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Archbishop Viganò excommunicated for schism
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who has publicly stated that he does not recognize the legitimacy of Pope Francis, has been declared excommunicated for schism by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.