In season of synods, Italy may be next to see if pope’s gamble pays off
- Sep 21, 2019
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Going behind the scenes with the Pope’s sounding board
- Global Church, Vatican
- Sep 12, 2016
From the outside it might seem like Pope Francis’s council of cardinal advisers, which meets with him on a regular basis, hasn’t yet delivered many sweeping reforms, but Cardinal Oswald Gracias of India says the pontiff consults with the group on 75-80 percent of all the big decisions he makes.
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On feast day, cardinal hails Mother Teresa as pro-life hero
- Catholic News Service, Global Church
- Sep 6, 2016
Like prophets and saints before her, Mother Teresa would not “kneel down before anyone but the Almighty” and would not bow before “the fashions or idols of the moment,” said Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State.
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Turkson a credible successor to Francis, but not the only one
For those who will be looking to support continuity with Pope Francis in the next papal election, African cardinal Peter Turkson is certainly at the top of many lists, but there are other plausible candidates, including one who may surprise you.
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Top Vatican diplomat says ‘time, patience’ needed in talks with China
- Vatican
- Aug 24, 2016
The Vatican’s top diplomat has insisted that Catholics in China are be both “fully Chinese and, at the same time, fully Catholic,” without posing any threat to the state, but also cautioned that breakthroughs in talks with Beijing will require “time and patience.”
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