The charter “reaffirms the sanctity of life” as a gift from God and calls on those working in health care to be “servants” and “ministers of life.”
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China seeks to convince the pope (and the world) its controversial organ harvesting practice is over
Chinese officials say the country has stopped using executed prisoners as organ donors, but the international medical community remains skeptical.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
German Evangelical Church issues historic invite to Pope Francis
Catholics and evangelicals must “continue to witness together to the Gospel and to continue on the road to full unity,” Francis said.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Top Vatican official will be special delegate to Order of Malta
Pope Francis told the archbishop “you will be my exclusive spokesperson in all that pertains to the relations between the Holy See and the order.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Dust up with Order of Malta ends not with a bang but a reinstatement
The appointment of a special delegate raises the question of what will happen to Cardinal Burke. He is still cardinal-patron of the order but no longer the pope’s sole interlocutor with the order.
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Top Vatican official criticizes Trump’s refugee ban
“We are builders of bridges, not of walls,” said the Vatican’s number three official.
Posted inFaith
Why you should have pity on the Roman Missal translators
Our purpose in speaking liturgically is to celebrate faithfully the Gospel that is the church’s sole reason for being.
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Why Pope Francis is right to revisit the new Mass translation
Had Francis been elected just a few years earlier, it is likely that “Liturgiam Authenticam” would have died in committee.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis has ordered a review of the new Mass translation rules
Some bishops’ conferences are unhappy with the translation of the Roman Missal required by “Liturgiam Authenticam.”
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Pope Francis: Victims of human trafficking need greater protection
Communities need to be saved from “corruption, extortion, the illegal trafficking of drugs and weapons,” he said.