Card. Gracias sheds light on the final stage of the Synod on the Family

October 22, 2015. The Cardinal is a member of the committee tasked with drafting the final document.

Archbishop Kurtz: It's clear the Pope's trip had a “great impact” on the United States

October 22, 2015. "I also believe our Holy Father, himself, has been deeply affected.”
 

Pope at Casa Santa Marta: Opening yourself to Christ is a daily task

October 22, 2015. "We must do the samething every day."
 

Working groups propose better attention to divorced and remarried, don't agree on Communion

October 22, 2015. On Saturday, bishops will vote on the final text for the Synod o...
 

LIVE: Vatican Press Conference on the Synod

October 22, 2015. The press conference begins at 1:00pm, Rome time.
 

Cardinal Marx: We will find consensus for the final document, even on controversial issues

October 21, 2015. "The Church can never be a club of perfects,” said Cardinal Dani...
 

Pope's Audience: Faithfulness to one's spouse doesn't limit liberty-it enhances it

October 21, 2015. The Pope called on society to highlight the honor of being faith...
 

LIVE: Vatican Press Conference on the Synod

October 21, 2015. The press conference begins at 1:00pm, Rome time.
 

Pope Francis explains the key to fidelity during his general audience

October 21, 2015. "Fidelity to the promises given is the masterwork of humanity.”
 

Vatican denies that Pope Francis has a tumor

October 21, 2015. An Italian newspaper reported that doctors had found a "small br...
 

LIVE: Pope Francis leads his weekly general audience

October 21, 2015. He gives his catechesis before thousands of pilgrims in St. Pete...
 

The memories of family that bishops shared at the Synod

October 21, 2015. Grandparents were decisive in the Christian formation of some bi...
 

Card. Napier on the Synod: Things are different this time around

October 20, 2015. The South African cardinal says there were concerns on the way t...
 

Bishops suggest ways the Synod can create a more unifying theme for the final document

October 20, 2015. "I would want us to hold on to the tradition, he said.”
 

Pope Francis at Casa Santa Marta: God's love for us is “boundless”

October 20, 2015. "He gives everything. God is not somebody who stays still.”
 

What's it like to know a saint? The niece of the newest Spanish saint explains

October 20, 2015. Olga Salvat said Mother María de la Purísima always called on he...
 

LIVE: Vatican Press Conference on Synod

October 20, 2015. The press conference begins at 1:00 p.m Rome time.
 

US State Department: Christians vulnerable to non-government persecution

October 20, 2015. The 2014 International Religious Freedom Report examines policie...
 

Official schedule of Pope's upcoming visit to Africa

October 19, 2015. He will visit Kenya, Uganda, and the Central African Republic fr...
 

Pope Francis will visit a refugee camp in the Central African Republic

October 19, 2015. He will take a six-day trip to Kenya, Uganda, and the Central Af...
 

Cardinal Robles Ortega: We are not focused on if the divorced can receive Communion

October 19, 2015. "We are studying how to help broken marriages or marriages in cr...
 

Synod: The work may not be complete by Sunday

October 19, 2015. Bishops suggested a "case by case” approach to communion for div...
 

Pope's Mass: Obsession with money destroys

October 19, 2015. Following greed, he explained, never ends on a good note.
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Pope Francis announces the establishment of a new Dicastery

October 22, 2015. Today, at the beginning of the afternoon General Congregation of the Synod of Bishops, the Holy Father made the following announcement: "I have decided to establish a new Dicastery with competency for Laity, Family and Life, that will replace the Pontifical Council for the Laity and the Pontifical Council for the Family. The Pontifical Academy for Life will be joined to the new Dicastery. To this end,I have constituted a special commission that will prepare a text delineating canonically the competencies of the new Dicastery. The text will be presented for discussion to the Council of Caridnals at their next meeting in December.”
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Vatican Statement regarding news of the Holy Father’s health condition

October 22, 2015. According Federico Lombardi,Director of the Holy See Press Office, "the spread of the totally unfoundednews of the health condition of the Holy Father on the part of an Italian newsagency is seriously irresponsible and not worthy of attention. Also, as all can see, the Pope continues toexercise his intense activity without interruption and in an absolutely normalway”.
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New bishops in Tanzania, Colombia, Panama, and Malawi

October 15, 2015. Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Gabriel Mmole as bishop of Mtwara (Tanzania) and has named Joseph Mdoe in his place. He has also named George Desmond bishop of Zomba (Malawi) and Luis Albeiro Maldonado Monsalve as bishop of the diocese of Mocoa-Sibundoy (Colombia). In Panama, Pope Francis has named Edgardo Cedeño Muñoz bishop of Penonomé.
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New bishops in Brazil and the Philippines

October 14, 2015. Pope Francis has appointed Msgr. Roque Paloschi to be Archbishop of Porto Velho (Brazil). Until now he was Bishop of Roraima. The Pope has also appointed Bishop Pablo Virgilio Siongco David to be Bishop of Kalookan (Philippines). He was until now Bishop of Guardialfiera.
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New Apostolic Vicar in Venezuela

October 14, 2015. Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Msgr. José Angel Divasson Cilveti as Apostolic Vicar in Puerto Ayacucho (Venezuela). He has appointed Fr. Jonny Eduardo Reyes Sequera in his place. He was until now Master of Novices at the local Don Bosco Higher College.
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Vatican releases statement on revelations by gay prelate

October 3, 2015. With regard to the declarations and interview given by Msgr. Krzystof Charamsa it should be observed that, notwithstanding the respect due to the events and personal situations, and reflections on the issue, the decision to make such a pointed statement on the eve of the opening of the Synod appears very serious and irresponsible, since it aims to subject the Synod assembly to undue media pressure. Msgr. Charamsa will certainly be unable to continue to carry out his previous work in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Pontifical universities, while the other aspects of his situation shall remain the competence of his diocesan Ordinary.
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Vatican releases statement on Popes meeting with Kim Davis

October 2, 2015. The Vatican’s press office has released a statement regarding the Pope’s greeting of Kim Davis, the County Clerk from Kentucky who was jailed for refusing to issue a marriage license to same sex couples. The Vatican confirms the greeting took place in the Apostolic Nunciature in Washington D.C. The statement adds: ‘The only real audience granted by the Pope at the Nunciature was with one of his former students and his family. The Pope did not enter into the details of the situation of Mrs. Davis and his meeting with her should not be considered a form of support of her position in all of its particular and complex aspects.’
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Pope Francis recognizes five Spanish martyrs and opens the way for seven to be beatified

Pope Francis has signed eight decrees for the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. There are five new martyrs from Spain, who were killed because of hatred against the faith, and seven decrees recognizing heroic virtues. By recognizing heroic virtues, the Pope declares that the candidate for beatification has lived the Christian virtues in an exemplary manner. It is the pre-beatification step. The decrees refer to:
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Chinese foreign ministry responds to Pope Francis

September 30, 2015. A spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry said, "China is sincere about improving relations with the Vatican and has made consistent efforts.” It was a response to the Popes recent remark that he would like to visit Chinese and he hopes "the possibility to have good relations exists.”
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Pope Francis met with victims of sexual abuse in Philadelphia

September 27, 2015. Pope Francis met with five people who were sexually abused as children by priests, family and teachers (three women and two men). He listened to their stories and spoke with them for about 30 minutes. According to a Vatican spokesman, he "prayed with them and expressed his solidarity in sharing their suffering, as well as his own pain and shame in especially in the case of injury caused them by clergy or church workers.”
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