200 representatives of ecclesial movements and communities from all over the world in Rome for annual meeting

Jun 11, 2024 15:26

ZENIT Staff

The theme of the Meeting will be ‘The Challenge of Synodality for Mission’. Photo: Dicastery for Laity

Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung sik, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy

Dicasteries•Pope Francis

Pope’s Ghost Writer is undersecretary of Dicastery for Oriental Churches

Since 2015, he has worked in the Section for General Affairs of the Secretariat of State.

Apr 15, 2024 00:09

Valentina di Giorgio

Cardinals and Bishops•Dicasteries•Rome

Pope’s Diocese Is Bereft of Its Vicar: Cardinal De Donatis Becomes The New Major Penitentiary

One of the auxiliary bishops, Monsignor, Daniele Libanori, new Counselor of the Pope for Consecrated Life

Apr 07, 2024 15:09

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Gender Ideology

Vatican To Publish a Declaration on Gender Ideology and Other Questions on Human Dignity on April 8

The new document of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will be called Dignitas Infinita

Apr 04, 2024 12:30

Valentina di Giorgio

Dicasteries•Ecumenism•Gender Ideology

Russian Orthodox Church issues formal document condemning Fiducia Supplicans

In the document’s second part, the discrepancy between the definition of marriage contained in the Fiducia Supplicans declaration and Orthodox teaching is highlighted, arguing that the declaration effectively equates same-sex couples with extramarital cohabitation of heterosexual couples.

Mar 27, 2024 23:53

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

Pope’s Commission on Guardianship of Minors gives green light to study group on vulnerable adult issue

Commission finalizes Pilot Annual Report on Safeguarding Policies and Procedures in the Church and approves submission to the Holy Father. Commission approves an expanded version of the Universal Guidelines Framework (UGF). Commission welcomes Holy Father’s endorsement of Memorare Initiative capacity-building program in the Global South and expands engagement with local churches.

Mar 13, 2024 05:42

ZENIT Staff

Pope’s article in The New York Times: There Is Faith in Humor

“Generally, we priests tend to enjoy humor and even have a fair stock of jokes and amusing stories, which we are often quite good at telling, as well as being the object of them”, writes the Pope in the best-known newspaper in the United States

the Vatican formally launches his cause for beatification and canonization

The process of beatification of King Baudouin of Belgium officially begins: Vatican and Pope give their approval

In a statement released by the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, it was confirmed that the process officially began on December 17, 2024, with the establishment of a historical commission. This panel, comprising leading experts in Belgian history and archival research, is tasked with gathering and evaluating documentation related to King Baudouin’s life and deeds.

200 representatives of ecclesial movements and communities from all over the world in Rome for annual meeting

Letter of the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy to All Priests: Importance of the Human Dimension and Emotional Maturity

Coptic Pope Receives in Egypt Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith: Discussion on “Homosexual Blessings” (Declaration Fiducia Supplicans)

The Six Possible Conclusions About Marian Apparitions According to the Vatican’s New Norms

The norms for discernment of alleged supernatural phenomena explained by the Prefect for the Dicastery of the Faith

Up to Two Indulgences Can Be Gained Daily During the Jubilee: 14 Ways to Gain Them, Including Digital Abstinence

Doctrine of the Faith announces new document to discern Marian apparitions

Pope’s Ghost Writer is undersecretary of Dicastery for Oriental Churches

Pope’s Diocese Is Bereft of Its Vicar: Cardinal De Donatis Becomes The New Major Penitentiary

Vatican To Publish a Declaration on Gender Ideology and Other Questions on Human Dignity on April 8

Russian Orthodox Church issues formal document condemning Fiducia Supplicans

Pope’s Commission on Guardianship of Minors gives green light to study group on vulnerable adult issue