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The Marriage Battle in America: Religious Freedom in Danger

If approved, the Respect for Marriage Act” (RMA) would not only codify at the level of Federal Law the 2015 Obergefell vs. Hodges ruling, in which the Supreme Court ordered the recognition of “marriage between same sex persons” throughout the United States, but would also open the door to the legalization of polygamy.

Sep 25, 2022 21:24

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Church and World•Justice and Peace

What Was Discussed During the Meeting Between the Vatican Secretary of State and the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs at the UN Headquarters in New York?

The subject was addressed of the independence referendums in some regions of Ukraine.

Sep 25, 2022 21:16

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Testimonies•Vatican City

Italian Cardinal Comes Out in Defense of Cardinal Joseph Zen, Archbishop Emeritus of Hong Kong

Cardinal Fernando Filoni recalled that it has been said of the Archbishop that “he is the most Italian of the Chinese and the most Italian Chinaman. Here was the synthesis – the meeting of two cultures.”

Sep 24, 2022 20:45

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Church and World•Dicasteries

Statement of His Eminence Cardinal Pietro Parolin at the UN High-level Meeting

At the UN High-level Meeting to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities.

Sep 24, 2022 00:31

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Local Church

Feast Day of Padre Pio 2022: Cardinal O’Malley Blessed Three Sculptures at the Church of St. Pio of Pietrelcina

Three bronze sculptures of Padre Pio by the renowned Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz were donated to the Padre Pio Foundation of America and to the Shrine of St. Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo (Italy).

Sep 24, 2022 00:25

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Pope Francis

Three Conditions for a Consultant to Be Able to Correct the World, According to Pope Francis

In the special audience to the participants in the Deloitte Global Meeting.

Sep 24, 2022 00:19

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General Audience•Pope Francis•Vatican City

Kazakhstan Was Not a Journey of Relativism but of Listening and Respecting

English text of the catechesis at the General Audience in Saint Peter’s Square on Wednesday, September 21.

Sep 22, 2022 14:34

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Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Nicaraguan Dictatorship Expels More Nuns: This Time the Religious of the Cross

The nuns arrived in Mexico on Tuesday, September 20.

Sep 22, 2022 14:26

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Local Church•Persecuted Christians

Five priests, a nun, and three lay people have been abducted in Camerun

The Catholic bishops of the Bamenda Ecclesiastic Province issued a statement following the attack, saying the Catholic Church has been regularly targeted by fighters.

Sep 21, 2022 21:17

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Pope Francis•Vatican City

That at least one person with disability be allowed to participate in the work of the Synod on Synodality

“Us, not them”, the Synod as a path for including people with disabilities. The results of the synodal listening session were delivered to the Pope.

Sep 21, 2022 21:12

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Local Church

Former President of Ireland Litigates Against the Pope Over An Ancient Author’s Book on the Website of a Vatican Dicastery

In her letter to the Pope, dated September 6, Mrs Mary McAleese not only requests its removal but asks for clarification of the reason the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life published the work on its Website.

Sep 21, 2022 15:27

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Justice and Peace

The Rights of Churches in Jerusalem Are Threatened, Says King of Jordan before the United Nations

The King is the Custodian of the (Christian) Holy Places and also of the Muslim Mosque.

Sep 21, 2022 15:15

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Traits of a diplomacy of hope: the Pope’s address to ambassadors with whom the Vatican has diplomatic relations

Address of the Pope to the members of the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See for the presentation of New Year greetings.

of the 194 countries, the Holy See does not have diplomatic relations with ten

Vatican Reveals Number of Countries with Which It Has Diplomatic Relations

At present, 184 States have full diplomatic relations with the Holy See. To these must be added the European Union and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. There are 90 Diplomatic Missions accredited to the Holy See with headquarters in Rome, among them those of the European Union and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.