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Archbishop Laurent Ulrich greeting Pope Leo XIV Photo: Vatican Media

Cardinals and Bishops•Controversies•Dicasteries•Homosexuality

Will the Vatican sanction German bishops for blessing same-sex couples? The Pope’s Secretary of State responds

Speaking on May 7 on the sidelines of a book presentation in Rome, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, said it was “premature” to discuss sanctions against German bishops. At the same time, he carefully avoided excluding the possibility of future intervention

Cardinals and Bishops•Dicasteries

What should a bishop be like, and how should doctrinal issues be discussed, according to the Synod? The Vatican releases the findings of the synodal reports

The document introduces the “principle of pastorality”: there is no proclamation of the Gospel without taking responsibility for the interlocutor, in whom the Spirit is already at work. In addressing emerging questions concretely, the Group proposes three methodological steps

Cardinals and Bishops•Holy Land•Local Church

What is God’s vision for Jerusalem amid the conflict? Cardinal Pizzaballa responds

The Latin patriarch released a long pastoral letter on how to live as Christians in light of the «paradigm shift» that followed 7 October 2023, and the war in Gaza. Like the «New Jerusalem» in Revelation, the city could offer a way of being together that overcomes today’s sectarianism and heals its wounds. He urges families to be examples of clean remembrance with their children, telling the truth without transmitting hatred.