ROME (CNS) – While denouncing as an “abuse of power” coercive measures to promote vaccination against Covid-19, a leader of the traditionalist Society of St Pius X said getting vaccinated “may sometimes be an eminently prudent act in the moral sense of the term”. Father Arnaud Sélégny, secretary general of the SSPX, also said if … Read More about SSPX leader says vaccination can be morally ‘prudent’
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Church suffers temptation to go backward, Pope tells Jesuits in Slovakia
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Vatican to require vaccination proof or negative COVID-19 test
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Architect turns 67,000 tiny LEGO pieces into Vatican City State replica
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ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM SLOVAKIA (CNS) – The debate about denying Communion to politicians who support abortion must be handled in a pastoral way, not by public condemnations that seek to “excommunicate” Catholics who are not in line with Church teaching, Pope Francis said. During his return flight from … Read More about Pope: Bishops must handle Communion debate as shepherds, not with censures
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis has praised his predecessor’s courage in denouncing the danger of people no longer respecting or understanding the sacredness of human life. Pope Francis highlighted retired Pope Benedict XVI’s insistence that Europe’s renewal comes through its respect for every human life. The Pope’s remarks were … Read More about Pope Francis says Benedict rightly warned against not respecting human life
BUDAPEST, Hungary (CNS) – Spending time in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament can heal Christians from a self-absorbed religiosity that is ostentatious and triumphalist, Pope Francis said. Presiding over the closing Mass of the International Eucharistic Congress on September 12, the Pope urged people to make time for eucharistic adoration. … Read More about Eucharist heals from idolatry of ‘self,’ Pope says at Mass in Budapest
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis named a Chilean priest who had testified against his abusive mentor to be secretary of the Vatican Congregation for Clergy. Archbishop-designate Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira of Santiago, the new secretary, replaces 76-year-old French Archbishop Joël Mercier, who retired in September. Archbishop-designate Ferrada received his … Read More about Pope promotes theologian-priest who once testified against abusive mentor
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – The Vatican has issued the preparatory document and a “handbook” for dioceses as part of the global Church’s preparation for the 2023 assembly of the Synod of Bishops, discussing the theme, “For a synodal Church: communion, participation and mission”. “Pope Francis invites the entire Church to … Read More about Guidance from Vatican for dioceses to begin synodal path
OSNABRÜCK, Germany (CNS) – A German bishop who co-chairs the Synodal Path’s forum on priests said he is “sceptical” about exempting Catholic priests from celibacy. Bishop Felix Genn of Münster said he accepted that people were deciding not to become priests because they did not feel called to celibacy, adding: “Perhaps they … Read More about German bishop says he’s sceptical about exempting priests from celibacy
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