Vatican Secretary of State Defends Pope, Given the Diplomatic Tensions Following An Interview with the Pontiff

Mar 12, 2024 05:33

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who is also Head of Vatican diplomacy, gave an interview to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera Photo: WebSalute

Analysis Opinion

Fiducia Supplicans and the distinctions of Joseph Ratzinger

An Instruction published in 2000 by the then-Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith distinguished between rituals inserted into liturgical books and pastoral or spontaneous prayers. The same criterion is now being used to admit the possibility of blessing irregular couples.

Feb 27, 2024 01:35

ZENIT Staff

Analysis Opinion•Homosexuality•Local Church

About the Scandal in New York’s Cathedral of Gay Irreverence During a Funeral and What This Has To Do with Fiducia Supplicans

In addition to some criticisms of what happened from Catholic sectors, the LGBT+ community complains that the service was shortened and that the mass was not held. In fact, they also ask for an apology for the vocabulary used in the archdiocese’s statement.

Feb 22, 2024 12:53

Jorge Enrique Mújica

Analysis Opinion•Local Church•Young People

Study Shows Americans Are More Spiritual But Less Religious

The survey showed all older groups with a greater advance in spiritual values. However, those older than 65 grew in their spiritual life — 45% –, and only 8% said it had diminished. In regard to those younger than 30, a third have become more spiritual and a fifth less so.

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Rafael Manuel Tovar

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How To Ensure That a Child Remains Catholic When He Grows Up?

Also highlighted was the importance of going to Mass weekly carrying out works of service and making donations. When children went to their parents with doubts about the faith, the parents talked to them and explained things to them instead of imposing their authority.

Feb 16, 2024 22:36

Tim Daniels

Analysis Opinion•Vatican Diplomacy

China and Vatican: positive signals, but there is a silence that weighs on us

The three recent appointments of bishops indicate a willingness not to break. But the Agreement with the Vatican is never even mentioned by the People’s Republic of China. While a «five-year plan» for Catholics has just come into force that cites Xi Jinping instead of the pope and invokes a «theological foundation» to a Sinicization that in fact remains only an adaptation to Party policy.

Feb 16, 2024 22:31

ZENIT Staff

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China and Vatican: positive signals, but there is a silence that weighs on us