Local Church

United States: Official Synodal Synthesis Reflects Division and Hostility on the Issue of the Liturgy

Many felt that the differences on the way to celebrate the Liturgy “sometimes reach a level of hostility.” People on either side of the issue said they feel judged by those that differ from them.

Sep 20, 2022 18:56

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Dicasteries•Vatican City

Vatican Launches The Vatican Library Review, Specialized Scientific Journal of the Vatican Library

It is an international peer reviewed journal, which publishes articles of high scientific quality related to the Library’s vast funds.

Sep 12, 2022 22:31

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Pope Francis

These Are the Numbers Pope Francis Will Find in Kazakhstan in Terms of  Vocations, Priests, Catholics,…

Kazakhstan has a population of 18.9 million inhabitants, 125,000 of whom are Catholics. There are five dioceses, 81 parishes, 146 Pastoral Centers in the country, each Center attending an average of 550 Catholics). 

Sep 10, 2022 18:57

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Local Church•Pope Francis

Pope Francis’ Message to Queen Elizabeth II’s Successor, King Charles III

At 73, Charles takes the throne of one of the world’s most influential monarchies.

Sep 09, 2022 14:05

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Francis•Rome•Vatican City

197 Cardinals Attend Meetings in the Vatican, with a Pre-Conclave Scent

Announced in previous weeks was that the Cardinals’ Summit would begin with the reading of a Report on the Reform of the Roman Curia.

Aug 30, 2022 14:27

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Interview•Justice and Peace•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

This Is the Legal Situation of the Bishop Arrested in Nicaragua as Told by His Lawyer

Mons. Rolando Álvarez has not been initiated any type of legal process, having in a legal limbo that constitutes the crime of Kidnapping.

Aug 27, 2022 23:08

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Francis

Pope Francis and Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow Will Not Meet in Kazakhstan

The announcement comes after Anthony of Volokolamsk was received in private audience by Pope Francis in the Vatican on August 5. On Wednesday, August 24, Anthony had a private meeting with the Pope’s Nuncio in Russia, Monsignor Giovanni D’Aniello.

Aug 25, 2022 20:23

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Francis•Vatican City

Pope Decides that Only the “Vatican Bank” Will Be Concerned with the Holy See’s Real Estate Patrimony

This Rescript is deemed to interpret all preceding provisions on the management and administration of the matter and, consequently, orders that anyone who has assets in an institution other than the IOR must transfer them to it.

Aug 25, 2022 03:37

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Rome•Vatican City

Pope Francis “Rehabilitates” Cardinal Becciu: He Will Take Part in the August Consistory

“The Pope called me by phone on Saturday to say that he would reincorporate me in my Cardinal functions,” said the Cardinal.

Aug 22, 2022 15:58

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Justice and Peace•Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Pope Francis Breaks His Silence on Nicaragua and Speaks Out Clearly from Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican

The Holy Father had not spoken out publicly about the situation in [Nicaragua] since 2018, including when the dictator Ortega expelled the Pope’s Nuncio from the country.

Aug 22, 2022 13:54

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Church and World•Local Church•Pope Francis

Pope Francis on Cardinal Ouellet: There Is Not Enough Evidence to Open a Canonical Investigation for Sexual Aggression

Following new pertinent consultations, the Holy Father stated that there is not enough evidence to open a Canonical Investigation of Cardinal Ouellet for sexual aggression.

Aug 19, 2022 14:37

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Pope Francis•Vatican City

The “Eventful” Audience of the Pope: A Swiss Guard Fainted in Front of Him and a Child Interrupted His Catechesis

Just a few minutes after the fright of the soldier’s fainting, another gasp of surprise was heard in the Hall, followed by applause: a child “circumvented” the Pope’s security, went up the stairs and stood next to him.

Aug 18, 2022 21:37

Jorge Enrique Mújica