Category: Vatican
Debate about blessings is normal part of Church life
ROME (CNS): “In the Church there has always been change. The Church of today is…
Vatican norms for spending, awarding contracts refined
VATICAN (CNS): Continuing the updating of laws and norms concerning Vatican expenditures and processes for…
Canopy over main altar of St. Peter’s Basilica to undergo restoration
VATICAN (CNS): The nearly 400-year-old sculpted canopy, or baldachin, towering over the main altar of…
Bishops shouldn’t stop blessings for same-sex or other unmarried couples
VATICAN (CNS): In a press release issued on January 4, the c stressed that while…
Catholics in media can de-escalate today’s war of words, pope says
VATICAN (CNS): “How many conflicts today, instead of being extinguished by dialogue, are fueled by…
Pope Francis mourns lives lost in deadly Japan earthquake
(SE): Pope Francis said he was “deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life…
Informal blessing of same-sex couples, not liturgical, but opens door to conversions
VATICAN (CNS): The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s declaration on informally blessing same-sex…
