Local Church

Cardinal Dolan and Bishop Robert Barron warn Senate that LGBT law puts Church at risk of discrimination

From the perspective of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, whose bishops’ ministries comprise the largest non-governmental provider of social services in the United States, the provisions of the Act that relate to religious liberty are insufficient. If passed, the amended Act will put the ministries of the Catholic Church, people of faith, and other Americans who uphold a traditional meaning of marriage at greater risk of government discrimination.

Nov 26, 2022 00:01

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Rome

First statements of the Commissioner for Caritas appointed by the Pope

Work to lay the foundations for the renewal process of the General Secretariat of Caritas Internationalis has commenced and will end with the General Assembly in May 2023.

Nov 25, 2022 23:59

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Dicasteries•Pope Francis

Women Are Taking On More Important Positions in the Roman Curia

New Under-Secretary for the Dicastery of Culture and Education, New Secretary for the Pontifical Commission of Sacred Archaeology and New Consultants for the Dicastery of the Clergy.

Nov 25, 2022 23:57

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Rome•Vatican City

World Jewish Congress announces launch of ‘Kishreinu’ (Our Bond) Initiative with catholics

The Kishreinu initiative, when finalized, will serve as the Jewish community’s response to the Nostra Aetate Declaration of the Second Vatican Council, which in 1965 modernized the relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and the Jewish.

Nov 23, 2022 23:37

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General Audience•Pope Francis•Spirituality

Pope Francis Explains Spiritual Consolation in Nine Specific Points

The Holy Father’s ninth catechesis on the theme of discernment.

Nov 23, 2022 22:20

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Vatican City

“Let Us Do All that Is Humanly Possible to Put An End to War,” Pope’s Address to The World Jewish Congress

“Our two communities of faith are entrusted with the task of working to make the world more fraternal, combatting forms of inequality and promoting greater justice, so that peace will not remain an otherworldly promise, but become a present reality in our world,” said the Pope.

Nov 23, 2022 22:01

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Local Church•Testimonies

Pope’s Swatch Watch Up for Auction for Charity

The Holy Father’s private Secretary sent the watch to the Catholic Bishop of Green Bay, Wisconsin, for him to donate it to an American Charity Foundation.

Nov 22, 2022 23:27

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Dicasteries•Vatican City

The Holy Father appoints a Temporary Administrator to relaunch Caritas Internationalis and its service

Earlier this year, the DPIHD commissioned a review of the workplace environment of the CI General Secretariat and its alignment with Catholic values of human dignity and respect for each person. No evidence emerged of financial mismanagement or sexual impropriety, but other important themes and areas for urgent attention emerged from the panel’s work. Real deficiencies were noted in management and procedures, seriously prejudicing team-spirit and staff morale.

Nov 22, 2022 18:24

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Dicasteries

An Italian Is the New Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for the Oriental Churches

He substitutes Argentine Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, one of the few ecclesiastics remaining in the Roman Curia from the time of John Paul II.

Nov 22, 2022 17:58

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Local Church•Pope Francis

Cardinal Eijk, Archbishop of Utrecht, Asks Pope for An Encyclical on Gender Ideology

The proposal was specified later in a press conference on November 16.

Nov 22, 2022 17:56

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Dicasteries

Meeting of the Joint Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Assyrian Church of the East

The Commission will meet again in Rome in November 2023 to begin a new study on the theme “Liturgy in the life of the Church: A comparative study of the Latin and Church of the East’s liturgical traditions”.

Nov 21, 2022 17:47

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Pope Francis

Pope to Assyrian Leader on Easter: “We Are Ready to Accept Any Proposal That Is Made Together”

“I dare even to express a dream: that the separation with the beloved Assyrian Church of the East, the longest in the history of the Church, can also be, please God, the first to be resolved,” said the Pope to the leader of the Assyrian Church.

Nov 21, 2022 10:26

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