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Fiducia Supplicans states that the Church cannot permit a liturgical blessing for same-sex couples because it would “offer a form of moral legitimacy to a union that presumes to be…
The Israel Defense Forces has denied responsibility for the deaths. The Christian community in Gaza has approximately 1,000 members, most of whom are Greek Orthodox. There are only about 100…
Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, and Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, who serve as the chair and co-chair of the Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC), called on the Biden administration…
The basis for the DDF’s guidance on blessing same-sex couples is grounded in an apparently novel distinction between the liturgical and “pastoral-theological” understanding of blessings. The DDF said that pastoral…
“Publicly owned service areas should use their space to maximally benefit the public. Allowing for retail space to go unused one-seventh of the week or more is a disservice and…
In a statement on Saturday, meanwhile, Archbishop Timothy Broglio, head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops, called for “an…
“It’s significant to me that Lai is a journalist,” Sirico said. “I think journalists should have had this on the front burner.” Lai, Sirico argued, is “manifestly not guilty of…
Expanding on this observation, the pontiff noted that John’s mission is characterized by his “frank language” and is underscored by his “sincere behavior, his austerity of life.” Thus it is…
Vatican News, the Holy See’s official news outlet, reported the Latin Patriarchate’s account on Saturday. The news report said the reported attack was “justified by Israelis” who “claimed the presence…
Users can either watch an animated video that progresses through each day of development or they can click through each week at their own speed. When clicking through the weeks,…
The pope has suffered from a series of health issues over the last three years of his papacy but said in an interview that he has not considered resigning. When…
“No warning was given, no notification was provided,” the patriarchate said. “They were shot in cold blood inside the premises of the parish, where there are no belligerents.” Vatican News…