Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
The Vatican Secretariat of State has sent an explanatory note to nuncios around the world insisting that when Pope Francis spoke about civil unions, he was not changing or challenging “the doctrine of the church, which he has reaffirmed numerous times over the years.”
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
The formal structures that sponsor Catholic-Jewish dialogue are important, but their decades of success have relied on strong personal friendships and mutual respect, both of which must continue to spread among all Catholics and Jews, officials involved in the dialogue said.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Due to restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19, Pope Francis will celebrate the feast of All Souls with a “strictly private” Mass at a Vatican cemetery.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Respect Life, Vatican, World News
As protests against a near-total ban on abortions gripped Poland, Pope Francis urged the people of the country to defend life.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Europeans must not see their rich history simply as a fond memory of a time long gone, but they must look to it as a guide to overcoming divisions and challenges aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Pope Francis said.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
When Pope Francis said gay people have a right to be in a family and that gay couples needed some form of civil law to protect their rights, he was not saying that gay couples should have a right to adopt children.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
A former priest who had been an early spiritual adviser to the alleged visionaries of Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, has been excommunicated, according to an announcement by the Diocese of Brescia, Italy, where he lives.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Cardinal-designate Wilton D. Gregory, installed as Washington’ s archbishop in May 2019, thanked Pope Francis “with a very grateful and humble heart” for naming him as one of 13 new cardinals Oct. 25.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2020 Consistory, Archbishop's Ministry, Feature, Local News, News, Vatican, World News
Pope Francis announced he will create 13 new cardinals Nov. 28, including Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News
The Vatican and the Chinese government will extend an agreement signed in 2018 regarding the appointment of bishops.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News
Pope Francis often has expressed openness to the idea of laws recognizing civil unions, including for gay couples, to protect their rights.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Coronavirus, Feature, News, Vatican, World News
The Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums have launched an online subscription series of on-site interviews, live lectures and a Q&A “coffee hour” with experts to help supporters stay connected during the global pandemic.
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