Where virtue falls short, US envoy says money talks on religious freedom
- Jan 19, 2020
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Controversial Amazon statue stolen from church, thrown in Rome’s Tiber River
- Oct 21, 2019
A controversial Amazonian statue was seized from a Roman church and thrown in the Tiber on Monday.
Dissenting note struck on married priests as solution for the Amazon
- Oct 16, 2019
“If I lead a holy life, I won’t have a problem with ordained ministers, because young people are looking for values and things they can believe in,” said Bishop Wellington de Queiroz Vieira of Cristalândia in Brazil, “and I can’t believe that Jesus has lost his power of attraction.”
At day two, Amazon synod agrees on questions, not on answers
- Oct 8, 2019
Though it is only day two of this month’s Synod of Bishops on the Amazon, participants have nearly unanimously flagged a regional priest shortage and the need for a clear ministry for women as key issues up for discussion, yet while the questions seem to be clear, the answers are far from it.
Vatican adds new press office roles in ongoing communications reform
- Jan 11, 2019
In the latest move in the ongoing shakeup of Vatican communications, the pope’s top comms official has created four new positions for the Holy See Press Office, adding two Americans, a Peruvian and a Frenchwoman to the mix.
Synod briefing: Bishops optimistic about digital outreach to young people
- Oct 17, 2018
The Catholic Church and digital media was one theme that had not been getting much press attention at the Synod of Bishops, but finally emerged during the third week of talks dedicated to accompaniment.
Pope taps first lay person as head of a Vatican department
- Jul 5, 2018
Pope Francis has named a layman to head the Vatican’s troubled communications office, the first layman to head a dicastery of the Roman Curia.
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