Pope Francis decrees that the liturgical feast of Mother Teresa of Calcutta be added to the Church’s universal calendar

Feb 11, 2025 15:28

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99% of the surveyed dioceses have multiple parishes offering Mass in Spanish.

Pope Francis•Protection of vulnerable people•Vatican Diplomacy•Young People

Pope at summit on children’s rights: tough on abortion and child exploitation, announces exhortation on childhood

Pope’s words on the occasion of the World Meeting on the Rights of the Child entitled “Let us love and protect them”.

Feb 04, 2025 18:08

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Jubilee 2025•Rome

Confession in Rome During the Jubilee: Diocese of Rome Gives Norms to Priests

In regard to Confession, on December 12 the Diocese of Rome published explanatory norms for priests.

Feb 03, 2025 17:55

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Pope Francis•Rome

Recovering A Tradition: Pope Francis Will Meet With Rome’s Clergy on March 6

The last meeting, with diocesan priests, men religious and permanent deacons in pastoral service in the Diocese of Rome, was held on January 13, 2024.

Feb 03, 2025 17:47

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Gender Ideology•Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Bishop Barron responds to Trump’s executive order on protecting children from genital mutilation in LGBT+ context

“Helping young people accept their bodies and their vocation as women and men is the true path of freedom and happiness,” says Bishop Barron

Feb 02, 2025 16:41

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Cardinals and Bishops•Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

Cardinal Fernandez calls for clearer legal framework to address “spiritual abuse” in the Church

Vatican Seeks to Define ‘Spiritual Abuse’ in Canon Law

Jan 31, 2025 20:18

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis decrees that the liturgical feast of Mother Teresa of Calcutta be added to the Church’s universal calendar

1.3 million pilgrims have already passed through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s in the first weeks of the Jubilee

Vatican security concerns resurface: person desecrates altar in St. Peter’s Basilica

First Vatican Summit Is Announced on Longevity: Science, Ethics and Future of Longevity

Holy See approves statutes of the Regnum Christi Federation (of which the Legionaries of Christ are a part)

Vatican pronounces on the transfer of days of obligation for Mass in the liturgical calendar

Vatican: they get married in the Church and are fired. They are going to trial against the “Vatican bank”

Pope at summit on children’s rights: tough on abortion and child exploitation, announces exhortation on childhood

Confession in Rome During the Jubilee: Diocese of Rome Gives Norms to Priests

Recovering A Tradition: Pope Francis Will Meet With Rome’s Clergy on March 6

Bishop Barron responds to Trump’s executive order on protecting children from genital mutilation in LGBT+ context

Cardinal Fernandez calls for clearer legal framework to address “spiritual abuse” in the Church