Tag: Vatican
Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals, expanding body’s geographic diversity
In total, 16 percent of all cardinal electors are now from Asia, compared to 9 percent before Francis’s pontificate
Catholic Church is ‘getting richer’, says Cardinal-elect Chow Sau-yan
Bishop Chow Sau-yan recognized the important role of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong as a "bridging church"
A CALL TO ACTION ON THE OCCASION OF THE CONSISTORY FOR...
Commission calls on Church leaders to increase commitment and resources to promote safeguarding everywhere
Five things about the consistory, with 21 new cardinals
Long considered the "princes" of the Roman Catholic Church, cardinals serve as top administrators and advisers to the pope
Pope Francis’ next environmental document to be called ‘Laudate Deum’
Pope Francis revealed that his new document on the topic will be titled Laudate Deum, which means “Praise God” in Latin
Pope Francis calls for whole-of-society approach to combat child abuse
The pope stressed that the issue should not be exclusive to the Church but also a collective responsibility of society
Cardinal Tagle says prejudices hinder synodal process, not freedom
"Walking together may sound easy, but some prejudices are already second nature to us that we do not think they exist," says Tagle
Pope Francis: Forgiveness is the cure that heals ‘the poisons of...
Pope said that forgiving is “not a good deed that we can choose to do or not do” but “a fundamental condition for those who are Christians.”
Cardinal Zuppi heading to Beijing to discuss peace efforts in Ukraine
Pope Francis has asked the Italian cardinal to serve as a papal envoy to “initiate paths of peace” between Russia and Ukraine
New ‘kind’ of doctrinal chief at Vatican
Arguably, one can say that the portfolio of the Secretary of State is equally important -if not more, as he is a kind of Vatican’s Prime Minister
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