Vatican Announces “Apostolic Visit” to Flourishing Traditional Community

Sep 30, 2024 07:36

ZENIT Staff

Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter (FSSP) Photo: FSSP

On Wednesday, September 25, the Apostolic Nunciature in Peru published a Press Note informing of the expulsion of ten members of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae [Sodality of Christian Life].

The theme for the 2025 World Communications Day is particularly timely in an era where the polarization of opinions is deepening

it both affirms the positive spiritual fruits linked to Medjugorje and allows the faithful to engage in these experiences, under the guidance of the Church’s new norms for discerning spiritual phenomena.

Press Conference at the Press Office of the Holy See on Monday, September 16, 2024. Photo: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

The present context suggests that the Vatican might be preparing a new official statement on Medjugorje

Dicasteries•Pope Francis•Vatican Diplomacy

Pope Designates Cardinal Oswald Gracias Group Coordinator for Reform of Vatican Diplomacy

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Jorge Enrique Mújica

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Vatican bans traditional Latin mass in Finnish cathedral

The Vatican’s reasoning for the relocation—citing the cathedral as a «sign of unity»—highlights the ongoing tensions between the Vatican under Pope Francis and segments of the Catholic community that favor the traditional liturgy.

Aug 23, 2024 17:18

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

Vatican Media Uses Rupnik Image Again Despite Cardinal Sean O’Malley’s Request Not To Do So

Recently, a mosaic image by Rupnik appeared in an article published in the Vatican’s Website regarding the Solemnity of the Virgin Mary’s Assumption

Aug 19, 2024 07:42

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Dicasteries•Vatican City

Israeli Company Installs Water Generation Machine at Office of Papal Charities in Vatican City

The installation of the Watergen machine at the Office of Papal Charities reflects a shared commitment to addressing global water scarcity.

Aug 06, 2024 17:20

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Liturgy and Divine Worship

Vatican’s Official 2022 Report Shows That the Traditional Mass Was Allowed Only to 57 Churches Worldwide

Only 57 parishes worldwide were given permission to celebrate this liturgical form, reflecting the impact of the restrictions imposed by the papal document Traditionis Custodes of 2021.

Aug 03, 2024 15:20

Valentina di Giorgio

A Church Against the Logic of War: Vatican Voices, Middle East Realities, and the Risk of a Vanishing Christianity

Parolin, speaking on the sidelines of a book presentation dedicated to Pope Leo XIV, framed the current moment as one of dangerous escalation. His message was directed not only at Washington but also at Israel: conflicts must be resolved through diplomacy, not force

Pope Leo XIV summons bishops to Rome to discuss the reimplementation of the controversial Amoris Laetitia

The Pope has invited the presidents of the world’s Episcopal Conferences to Rome to discern the steps to be taken to proclaim the Gospel to today’s families, in light of Amoris Laetitia

Vatican Announces “Apostolic Visit” to Flourishing Traditional Community

Vatican on Expulsion of Ten Members of the Sodalitium. Christianae Vitae and Two Contrasting Press Releases

Theme for World Communications Day 2025 announced

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Pope Designates Cardinal Oswald Gracias Group Coordinator for Reform of Vatican Diplomacy

Vatican bans traditional Latin mass in Finnish cathedral

Vatican Media Uses Rupnik Image Again Despite Cardinal Sean O’Malley’s Request Not To Do So

Israeli Company Installs Water Generation Machine at Office of Papal Charities in Vatican City

Vatican’s Official 2022 Report Shows That the Traditional Mass Was Allowed Only to 57 Churches Worldwide