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Synod releases study-group report on women’s participation in the Church | News Headlines
12+ hour, 6+ min ago (271+ words) The General Secretariat of the Synod, led by Cardinal Mario Grech, released the third of 15 final reports of the study groups established by Pope Francis during the synod on synodality. The report does not call for the ordination of women,…...
Pope accepts resignations of Chaldean Patriarch and bishop amid corruption scandal | News Headlines
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (255+ words) " Continue to this story on Pillar CWN Editor's Note: Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignations of Cardinal Louis Rapha'l Sako, the Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, and Bishop Emanuel Hana Shaleta, the Chaldean Catholic bishop of San Diego, on…...
Apostolic Penitentiary publishes book on Confession | News Headlines
14+ hour, 17+ min ago (174+ words) The Apostolic Penitentiary has published a short book on Confession, Il sacramento della riconciliazione. Fondamenti biblici, formazione presbiterale e guida pratica (The Sacrament of Reconciliation: Biblical Foundations, Priestly Formation, and Practical Guide). The book, edited by the Major Penitentiary (Cardinal…...
Pope Leo mourns victims in Middle East, prays for peace | News Headlines
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (231+ words) Pope Leo XIV expressed his "profound sorrow for all the victims of the bombings in these days in the Middle East, for the many innocents, including many children, and for those who were helping them, such as Father Pierre El-Rahi,…...
Former UN Undersecretary General named to pontifical academy | News Headlines
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (282+ words) Pope Leo XIV appointed Vera Songwe, a former United Nations Undesecretary General and executive secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, as a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Established by Pope St. John Paul II in…...
Pope meets with all leaders of Roman Curia | News Headlines
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (227+ words) Pope Leo XIV presided over a meeting of the heads of the dicasteries of the Roman Curia in the Apostolic Palace on March 9. The Vatican did not release a list of the topics on the agenda. The Pontiff chaired a…...
Bishop says churches remain open in UAE, Oman | News Headlines
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (191+ words) " Continue to this story on National Catholic Reporter CWN Editor's Note: The apostolic vicar of Southern Arabia said in an interview that "our churches remain open and the celebration of the Eucharist continues regularly" in the United Arab Emirates and…...
Naples cardinal denounces weapons manufacturers | News Headlines
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (176+ words) " Continue to this story on Il Mattino CWN Editor's Note: Cardinal Domenico Battaglia of Naples, Italy, penned a scathing denunciation of the "merchants of death" who manufacture and sell weapons. "To you who do business with the blood of men,…...
Pope, replying to letter, laments violence against women | News Headlines
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (221+ words) " Continue to this story on Piazza San Pietro CWN Editor's Note: Pope Leo XIV decried violence against women, in a reply to a letter whose author implored him, "Pope Leo, help us to stop violence against women." Women "are a…...
Schedule released for papal visit to Monaco | News Headlines
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (251+ words) The Holy See Press Office released the schedule for Pope Leo's apostolic journey to Monaco, the first of six nations outside Italy that he will visit this spring. The visit to Monaco will take place on Saturday, March 28, the day…...