Progress on Instrumentum Laboris for Synod on Synodality in October 2024 reported

Jun 25, 2024 16:45

the Council members were received in audience by Pope Francis who encouraged them to continue their work Photo: Vatican Media

Australian Archdiocese of Melbourne, Monsignor Peter A. Comensoli

group of theologians (women and men, bishops, priests, consecrated men and women, and lay people) from different continents worked on the 107 reports from the Bishops' Conferences

the bishops of the United States held a canonical consultation on a possible cause of beatification and canonization for Adele Brise

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

New Zealand Cardinal acquitted by Vatican and Police in unproven abuse case

After reviewing the complaint dated back to the 1970s, the Vatican decided no further Church inquiry was required. The Vatican’s finding is similar to that of the New Zealand Police, which concluded earlier this year that Cardinal John Dew had no case to answer.

Jun 12, 2024 17:45

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Documents•Pope Francis

The Bishop of Rome: Primacy and Synodality. Summary, ideas and proposals of a new Vatican document

Origin and status of the document, drafting process, structure, main ideas and practical suggestions

Jun 12, 2024 05:32

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Pope Francis•Rome

Pope face to face with more priests in Rome: from gays to ideologies, these were the topics discussed

Among the topics addressed were pastoral issues related to the diocese, the role and identity of the priest, and the beauty of being priests. Pope returned to the issue of the admission of homosexuals in seminaries

Jun 11, 2024 15:31

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries

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

This year’s Meeting with the Moderators of international associations aims to highlight some examples of synodal structures and practices already implemented in associations and movements that can be an example and stimulus for the whole Church, such as sharing experiences of faith within small groups or small communities, community discernment, co-responsibility of lay and ordained ministers in assuming roles of governance

Jun 11, 2024 15:26

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Protection of vulnerable people

Sixth California Diocese Declares Bankruptcy for Cases of Abuse Committed Years Ago

The Fresno Diocese’s Catholic Charities Service and Education Corporation, which runs the diocesan schools, are separate legal or ecclesial entities, and do not declare bankruptcy, said Monsignor Joseph Brennan.

Jun 11, 2024 06:04

Rafael Manuel Tovar

Second setback for the previous pontificate: Pope Leo repeals Pope Francis’ financial measure

As 2025 approaches its end, the Vatican’s financial system is undergoing one of its most significant recalibrations in years

The gunman who attempted to assassinate John Paul II tried to meet with Leo XIV in Turquí: what happened?

Agca arrived with the unmistakable intention of inserting himself into the story. Speaking to Turkish media, he expressed hope for a brief conversation with the pontiff—a few minutes, nothing more—while insisting that the papal presence in Iznik was “extraordinary.”

Progress on Instrumentum Laboris for Synod on Synodality in October 2024 reported

Pope’s Confessor Dies and Francis Goes to the Wake at 7:00 AM!

Vatican Bank among strongest financial institutions in the world according to 2024 report

Archbishop of Melbourne asks for permission for traditional mass in cathedral: Vatican answers «no» and these are the reasons why

Names of theologians preparing Instrument of Work for Synod 2024 and details about it revealed

U.S. bishops move forward with cause for beatification of visionary of Marian apparition in the country

Woman Who Will Experience Canonization of Her Son: Impressions of Carlo Acutis’ Mother

New Zealand Cardinal acquitted by Vatican and Police in unproven abuse case

The Bishop of Rome: Primacy and Synodality. Summary, ideas and proposals of a new Vatican document

Pope face to face with more priests in Rome: from gays to ideologies, these were the topics discussed

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

Sixth California Diocese Declares Bankruptcy for Cases of Abuse Committed Years Ago