Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issues new clarification on blessings to gay and irregular couples

Jan 03, 2024 12:56

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries

Pontifical Academy of Theology renewed: 8 new members, 2 of them women

The new statutes, approved by the Pope on November 1, provide for up to fifty-five Academicians, allowing for the participation of new personalities in the near future. The intention is to «internationalize» the academic body and also provide space for theologians from other Christian denominations to strengthen the ecumenical

Dec 08, 2023 01:50

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Pope Francis

Pope Francis announces first World Children’s Day at the Vatican for 2024

The initiative, sponsored by the Dicastery for Culture and Education, answers the question: what kind of world do we want to pass on to children growing up?

Dec 08, 2023 01:41

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Local Church•Pope Francis

Five Hours with the Pope in the Vatican and “It Wasn’t to Pull Ears”: Thus Was the Meeting with the Entire Spanish Episcopate

The long conversation with Pope Francis, which lasted over two hours, focused on the Seminaries. Topics addressed, among others, were formation in the Seminaries, the pastoral experience of seminarians, and the importance of the different dimensions of formation: pastoral, spiritual, theological, human, etc.

Nov 28, 2023 16:51

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Ecumenism

Vatican welcomes representatives of Assyrian church and advances ecumenical dialogue

After the adoption in 2022 of a new document, entitled «Images of the Church in the Syriac and Latin Patristic Traditions», the Commission launched a new phase of dialogue 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 28, 2023 15:21

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Ecumenism

«Salvation Army» opens to informal dialogue with Catholic Church at Pope’s house

Following a first set of conversations from 2007 to 2012, the general theme for the current series of conversations is ‘Discipleship for Mission’.

Nov 28, 2023 15:18

ZENIT Staff

The gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul II tried to meet with Leo XIV in Turquí: what happened?

Agca arrived with the unmistakable intention of inserting himself into the story. Speaking to Turkish media, he expressed hope for a brief conversation with the pontiff—a few minutes, nothing more—while insisting that the papal presence in Iznik was “extraordinary.”

The homily with which Pope Leo XIV instilled hope in the Lebanese people

Homily of Pope Leo XIV at the concluding Mass of his pastoral visit to Lebanon

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Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issues new clarification on blessings to gay and irregular couples

Prefect of Dicastery for Doctrine of the Faith: there will be no priestly ordination of women

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Holy See dissolves the Loyola Community founded by Rupnik

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Pontifical Academy of Theology renewed: 8 new members, 2 of them women

Pope Francis announces first World Children’s Day at the Vatican for 2024

Five Hours with the Pope in the Vatican and “It Wasn’t to Pull Ears”: Thus Was the Meeting with the Entire Spanish Episcopate

Vatican welcomes representatives of Assyrian church and advances ecumenical dialogue

«Salvation Army» opens to informal dialogue with Catholic Church at Pope’s house