Cardinal Robert Sarah

Sacred Scripture needs to be respected, valued, Vatican says
- Dec 21, 2020
In preparation for the Sunday of the Word of God Jan. 24, the Vatican issued recommendations for the day as well as reminders on respecting the sacred Scriptures.

By Carol Glatz
Vatican allows priests to celebrate four Masses on Christmas, feast days
- Dec 17, 2020
The Vatican decreed that priests can celebrate as many as four Masses on several important feast days, including Christmas, to accommodate the participation of the faithful.

By Junno Arocho Esteves
With pope’s okay, cardinal says return to public Mass ‘necessary and urgent’
- Sep 12, 2020
Cardinal Robert Sarah wrote that although the Catholic Church should cooperate with civil authorities and adopt protocols to protect the safety of the faithful, “liturgical norms are not matters on which civil authorities can legislate, but only the competent ecclesiastical authorities.”

By Inés San Martín

Pope Francis adds “Comfort of Migrants” to Mary’s titles
- Jun 20, 2020
On Saturday the Vatican announced that the Virgin Mary would receive three new titles to be added to the Catholic Church’s traditional “Litany of Mary,” including one dealing specifically with migrants.

By Elise Ann Allen
Applying Occam’s razor to the latest “he said-he said” Vatican contretemps
- May 9, 2020
It’s worth pondering whether ordinary human dynamics actually are the best lens through which to view a crossfire between two prominent conservative Catholic prelates over a coronavirus petition.

By John L. Allen Jr.
Vatican cardinal in new row over virus “pretext” petition
- May 8, 2020
A petition signed by some conservative Catholics claiming the coronavirus is an overhyped “pretext” to deprive the faithful of Mass and impose a new world order has run into a bit of a hitch.

By Nicole Winfield