Vatican Secretary of State Briefly Meets With His U.S. Counterpart
VATICAN CITY — The Holy See’s secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, held an hour-long meeting with his U.S. counterpart, John Kerry today, during which […]
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Concern Grows Over Liberal German Church Influence
Concern is growing in Rome about the German church’s undue influence on Pope Francis’ reform of the Roman curia and church governance. Last week, the […]
German Bishops Will Revise Church’s Labor Laws
VATICAN CITY — Despite a postponed vote last month, a German prelate has said he is confident the country’s bishops will change Church rules to […]
Lineamenta Raises More Concerns About Synodal Process
The lineamenta – or preparatory document – for next year’s ordinary synod of bishops on the family that the Vatican published Tuesday is raising further questions about the […]
Pope Francis Opens Up to ‘La Nacion’
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ latest interview, with a Spanish-language daily newspaper, discussed the recent synod and the controversial question of reception of Communion by […]
Interreligious Leaders to Sign Historic Joint Declaration Against Human Trafficking
Catholic, Anglican, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, and Orthodox leaders will come together at the Vatican for the first time in history on Tuesday to sign a […]
Pope Francis’ Turkey Voyage One of Peace and Reconciliation
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis returned to Rome’s Ciampino Airport Nov. 30 after a three-day apostolic visit to Turkey filled with gestures of peace and […]
‘Unitatis Redintegratio’ and Its Elusive Success
VATICAN CITY — On Nov. 21, the Church marked 50 years since the promulgation of the Second Vatican Council’s decree on ecumenism, Unitatis Redintegratio (Restoration of Unity). […]
Pope Francis Treks to Turkey to Visit Patriarch Bartholomew
VATICAN CITY — Church-state relations, ecumenism, Catholic-Muslim dialogue, persecuted Christians and regional conflicts will be the dominant issues of Pope Francis’ highly sensitive apostolic visit to Turkey […]
Cardinal Sarah Named Prefect of Congregation for Divine Worship
VATICAN CITY — On a day when Pope Francis held a three-hour meeting with Curial heads to discuss reform of the Roman Curia, the Vatican […]