Dicasteries•Jubilee 2025

Will “Holy Doors” Be Opened Outside of Rome for the Jubilee 2025? The Vatican Answers

respecting the most sensible consideration of the pastoral and devotional motivations, which have seen it fit to suggest such a laudable aspiration, the Dicastery for Evangelization issued a note

Aug 01, 2024 18:08

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Local Church

Archbishop Broglio Appoints James Bogner as Chair of U.S. Bishops’ National Review Board

The National Review Board advises the U.S. bishops’ Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People and works closely with the USCCB’s Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection in accordance with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, which the bishops adopted in 2002.

Aug 01, 2024 18:04

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Pope Francis•Young People

50,000 European altar servers meet with Pope at Vatican

Pope Francis expressed his gratitude to the young altar servers for their dedication and for making the pilgrimage to Rome to celebrate their faith. “Thank you, dear young friends. Have a good journey with Jesus!” he concluded in German

Jul 31, 2024 17:57

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Pope Francis•Rome

Pope Francis Goes to the Circus: Photos of a Parish-Pope Among Clowns and Trapeze Artists

The main reason for the visit was the blessings of a stature of the “Madonna Protettrice dello Specttacolo Viaggiante e del Circo” [Our Lady Protectress of Traveling Entertainment and the Circus].

Jul 31, 2024 07:10

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Dicasteries•Vatican City

Transparency: Holy See releases its 2023 economic-assets report

The Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA) publishes its balance sheet for 2023, noting that it contributed 37.9 million euros to the Pope’s mission and increased assets by 7.9 million euros without affecting the Holy See’s assets or the sale of institutional buildings.

Jul 29, 2024 18:08

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Pope Francis

¿Trump and Kamala? Pope Francis asks all Catholics to pray for politicians in August

In The Pope Video for August, Pope Francis invites us to pray for political leaders, that they might “work for the common good.” In the video message that accompanies his prayer intention, the Pope affirms that even though “politics doesn’t have a very good reputation, it is much more noble than it appears.” The Pope also invites us to thank the “many politicians who carry out their duties with a will to serve, not of power.”

Jul 29, 2024 08:23

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Analysis Opinion•Gender Ideology

Musk’s Pain Over His Trans Son: “Killed by the Woke Virus”

In an interview with Jordan Peterson, Elon Musk explains that he was tricked by «experts» into allowing his son Xavier to take puberty-blocking hormones, ruining his life. And now the billionaire declares war on transsexualism.

Jul 28, 2024 18:38

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Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace•Local Church

Europe pledges aid to Nigeria in exchange for ideological colonization: Church and Islam speak out

According to the treaty, no country is allowed to deviate from the provisions addressing human rights, sexual and reproductive health, and gender. These controversial issues are not so explicit in the agreement, but once the treaty enters into force it will give the European Union leverage to force changes in Nigeria’s laws and policies to align them with European values.

Jul 28, 2024 18:29

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Angelus•Pope Francis

Pope Francis explains miracle of multiplication of loaves and fishes

Allocution on the occasion of the recitation of the Angelus on Sunday, July 28, 2024

Jul 28, 2024 18:24

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Gender Ideology•Religious Freedom

Up to $100,000 fine and 1 year in jail for refusing to take photos at gay weddings

New York state law forces photographer and blogger Emilee Carpenter to create photographs and blogs celebrating same-sex weddings if she does so for weddings between one man and one woman. Penalties for violating the law include fines of up to $100,000, a revoked business license, and up to a year in jail.

Jul 27, 2024 18:19

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Justice and Peace•Pro Life

Multi-million dollar foundation to devote resources to harassing pro-life groups

The legal template for this occurred in 2012 when the state of New Jersey sued Arthur Goldberg for making what they called false advertising claims that homosexual behavior can be changed. It was a unique use of laws against consumer fraud.

Jul 27, 2024 18:09

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Analysis Opinion•Marriage and Family

What Counts as ‘Cheating’ in Marriage? Emotional Infidelity in a National Sample

Although scholars have studied extramarital sexual affairs for decades (2), much less is known about the causes, purposes, and consequences of engaging in intimate emotional relations with someone other than one’s spouse.

Jul 27, 2024 18:03

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