Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith Responds to Doubts Regarding Baptism of Transexuals and Homosexuals as Godparents in Sacraments

Nov 10, 2023 17:51

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Dicasteries•Pope Francis•Young People

Pope Francis chooses 2023 and 2024 World Youth Day themes for dioceses

With the themes of the two forthcoming World Youth Days, His Holiness now invites young people to deepen their understanding of Christian hope and to witness joyfully that Christ is alive.

Sep 26, 2023 23:27

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Church and World•Dicasteries•Spirituality

This is the prayer of intercession for the synod that the Vatican is asking to be prayed all over the world

A formula for universal prayer during the week, a formula for universal prayer on Sundays before the synod and a formula for benediction at the end of the Mass

Sep 16, 2023 20:08

ZENIT Staff

Church and World•Dicasteries

What does the letter sent to all bishops on the eve of the synod on synodality say?

With this letter, the General Secretary reminds everyone that the Synodal Assembly is above all a spiritual event, of prayer and listening to the Holy Spirit who is the true protagonist of the event.

Sep 16, 2023 18:56

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Pope Francis

“Proclaiming Christ Unites Rather Than Divides,” Says Pope to Head of Syro-Malankar Orthodox

Pope’s address to Baselios Marthoma Mathews III, Catholicos of the Syro-Malankar Orthodox Church

Sep 11, 2023 23:45

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Dicasteries•Vatican City

“Vatican Sports House” Opens, Headquarters of New “Sports Ministry”

Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, to whom in the recent (2022) Apostolic Constitution the Pope entrusted the area of sports, will bless and inaugurate the “Vatican Sports House” on Wednesday, September 20, at 6:30 pm.

Sep 11, 2023 00:15

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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.

Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith Responds to Doubts Regarding Baptism of Transexuals and Homosexuals as Godparents in Sacraments

Pope Francis gives new statutes (and mission) to the Pontifical Academy of Theology

Jubilee 2025 app launched: here’s how to download it

In Face of the Rupnik Case, Vatican Commission Expresses Concern Over the Insufficiencies of Disciplinary Processes

Argentina Is To Have a New Saint: Pope Approves Miracle of “Mamá Antula”

Another Woman in Leadership Position in the Holy See: Replaces Archbishop in Dicastery for Consecrated Life

Artificial Intelligence Will Enter for a Second Time in the Magisterium of the Church

Pope Francis chooses 2023 and 2024 World Youth Day themes for dioceses

This is the prayer of intercession for the synod that the Vatican is asking to be prayed all over the world

What does the letter sent to all bishops on the eve of the synod on synodality say?

“Proclaiming Christ Unites Rather Than Divides,” Says Pope to Head of Syro-Malankar Orthodox

“Vatican Sports House” Opens, Headquarters of New “Sports Ministry”