Pope Francis Appoints Secretary for the Dicastery of Oriental Churches and Member for the Dicastery of the Causes of Saints

Feb 15, 2023 19:59

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Pbro. Michel Jalakh, O.A.M. And Cardinal António Augusto dos Santos Marto

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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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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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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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Vatican to German Bishops: The Risk of “Reforms of the Church and Not in the Church”

Joint press release between the Holy See and the German Episcopal Conference.

Nov 19, 2022 16:43

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Trump responds to Pope Leo XIV: I don’t want a ceasefire

Donald Trump has publicly dismissed the very idea of a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict involving Iran. Questioned about the Pope’s earlier call—issued on 15 March—for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a reopening of dialogue, the U.S. president was blunt: “We can talk, but I don’t want a ceasefire.”

The account of the resurrection of Lazarus and the symptom of a longing for the infinite, as reflected upon by Leo XIV

Address on the occasion of the Angelus prayer on Sunday, March 22, 2026

Pope Francis Appoints Secretary for the Dicastery of Oriental Churches and Member for the Dicastery of the Causes of Saints

The Service Begins of the New Prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for the Oriental Churches

Pope’s “Awaited” Christmas Address to the Roman Curia: The Emphasis Is on Conversion

In Two Years a Woman Could Be Head of a Dicastery, But of Which One?

A Catholic Nun Is Among the 100 Most Influential and Inspiring Women of 2022, According to the British Broadcasting Company

Pope Sends One of His Cardinals to the People Affected by Landslides in the Italian Island of Ischia

Jesuit Resigns from Vatican Secretariat for the Economy and Is Succeeded by a Spanish Layman

Women Are Taking On More Important Positions in the Roman Curia

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

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

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

Vatican to German Bishops: The Risk of “Reforms of the Church and Not in the Church”