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Note on Italian vaccine issue – Pontifical Academy for Life

Nov 21, 2020

The Pontifical Academy for Life issued a document commenting on the Italian vaccine issue in collaboration with the “Ufficio per la Pastorale della Salute” of Italian Bishops’ Conference and the “Association of Italian Catholic Doctors”, on July 31, 2017.
US cardinals respond to McCarrick Report with sorrow and gratitude

Nov 14, 2020

US bishops have reacted to the release of the McCarrick Report with sorrow, but also with gratitude for the important and ongoing process to eradicate clerical sex abuse, and promises to rebuild trust and earn the confidence of the faithful.
Errors, underestimations and lies emerge from the McCarrick affair

Nov 14, 2020

"Errors, underestimations and incomplete and partial information given to the Holy See" alongside false oaths and positive judgments on pastoral activity. This is how the Vatican explains how Theodore Edgar McCarrick managed to become a bishop, archbishop and cardinal, a particularly influential cardinal, in the United States and beyond.
Francesco has made global headlines

Oct 24, 2020

“Francesco,” a newly released documentary on the life and ministry of Pope Francis, has made global headlines, because the film contains a scene in which Pope Francis calls for the passage of civil union laws for same-sex couples.
The Vatican’s unprecedented attempt at financial transparency

Oct 17, 2020

The “2019 Consolidated Financial Statement”, as it is called, does not go into great detail, but it gives a relatively broad overview of the resources
Indonesian priest heads reclusive tribe on mission of discovery

Oct 17, 2020

When Father Damianus Fadjar Tedjo Sukarno visited the Osing tribe in the villages of Banyuwangi district in East Java 20 years ago, he saw the people there had low self-esteem and did not want to meet outsiders.
Pope Francis wants Fratelli Tutti to move us to action — like the Good Samaritan

Oct 10, 2020

In his new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, Pope Francis offers two keys through which to interpret politics: first, love, and second, the principles of his 2013 apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium.
Pope Francis presents new encyclical in Angelus address

Oct 10, 2020

Pope Francis introduced his new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, in his Angelus address Oct 4, saying that “human fraternity and the care of creation” wer
World mental Health day — october 10, 2020: WHO to host a global advocacy event

Oct 03, 2020

World Mental Health Day is observed on October 10 every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilising efforts in support of mental health.
Necessary teaching in light of legislation on euthanasia

Sep 26, 2020

Cardinal Luis Ladaria, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, describes Samaritanus bonus as “a necessary document” in light of new regulations and increasingly lax laws on euthanasia, assisted suicide and end-of-life provisions. In an interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Ladaria explains the reasons for the new document.