News from the Universal Church
Controversial archbishop summoned to Palace of the Holy Office on June 20 to answer charges (he did not go) By ITV staff The former apostolic nuncio to the U.S., Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganó, 83, has been formally accused by the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith [...]
By Matthew Trojacek The dialogue between Catholics and Orthodox, already put in crisis by the latter's support for the invasion of Ukraine, is becoming more complicated after the release of the document Fiducia supplicans on blessing same-sex couples. Here, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, on a peace mission to Moscow on Pope Francis' behalf, speaks with Russian [...]
The Pope is continually portrayed as a "progressive" — but how "progressive" is he really? By ITV staff/Vatican News Pope Francis “never intended to offend” by using a slang term for homosexuals, said Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni. Others commented: Michael Day on the INews website in the UK and Robert Mickens, editor-in- chief of the [...]
Cardinal Fernández tightens Rome's control while hinting that traditional Catholics, in their reliance on "faith and prayer," may fuel distorted attitudes By Robert Moynihan ”Many times, these events have led to a great richness of spiritual fruits, growth in faith, devotion, fraternity, and service…” “At the same time, in some events of alleged supernatural origin, there [...]
By Matthew Trojacek with CNA Reports - Grzegorz Galazka and CNA photos April Thursday 11 Pope decries how “the unborn with disabilities are aborted” Pope Francis decried how “the unborn with disabilities are aborted” in a speech on April 11 to a Vatican conference on disability inclusion. The Pope warned that “the throwaway culture” turns into [...]
Head of Chinese bishops, originally appointed without Vatican approval, Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Shanghai promotes "Sinicization" while the still-unsigned agreement between the Vatican and China remains in play By ITV staff/Vatican News Cardinal Pietro Parolin with Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Shanghai at a conference at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome on May [...]
"The Bishop of Rome" brings synodality, ecumenism — and controversy — to a fresh look at the Pope's role By Zenit/ITV staff On Thursday, June 13, a new document was presented by the Dicastery for Christian Unity on the role of the Bishop of Rome (the Pope). The “study document” The Bishop of Rome is the [...]
New document on marriage offers "compassionate pastoral recommendations," says Cardinal Tobin By Catholic World News/ITV staff Cardinal Joseph Tobin, 71, Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, since 2017 The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation — co-chaired by Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark and Metropolitan Methodios of Boston — announced on March 6 the publication [...]
By Matthew Trojacek with CNA Reports - Grzegorz Galazka and CNA photos February Tuesday 6 Clergy conference held in Rome Meeting of Pope Francis with priests (Photo OSV). Today about 1,000 priests from 60 countries around the world gathered in Rome for a conference on clerical formation. “Rekindle the Gift of God That Is [...]
Dignitatis Infinita condemns gender transition, surrogacy and abortion By Tyler Arnold (CNA) Presentation in the Holy See Press Office of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s Dignitas Infinita. Panelists: Secretary of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Monsignor Armando Matteo; Dicastery Prefect Cardinal Victor Fernandez; Professor Paola Scarcella, lecturer at the [...]
