Vatican
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Pope appoints Bishop Mario Grech as General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops
Sep 17, 2020
On Tuesday, Pope Francis accepts the resignation of Cardinal Baldisseri and appoints Bishop Mario Grech as General Secretary of the Synod of Bishops.
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The Pope would like to visit Belarus, Meanwhile, the new nuncio arrives
Sep 17, 2020
Secretary of State Card. Parolin confirms the Pope is considering a visit. The Belarusian foreign minister, Vladimir Makeev, also invited the pontiff a few days ago. The ordination of the new nuncio Ante Jozic and his dispatch to Minsk, read as a Vatican recognition of the legitimacy of Lukashenko's presidential election. Kolesnikova accused of threatening national security.
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Pope Francis: Become guardians of life and earth with contemplation and care
Sep 16, 2020
Continuing his catechesis on the current pandemic in the light of the Church’s social doctrine, the Pope at his weekly General Audience on Wednesday stresses the importance of caring for each other and contemplating the world in which we live.
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Pope calls murdered priest a witness of charity
Sep 16, 2020
Toward the conclusion of the general audience, before greeting the Italian-speaking faithful, Pope Francis paused for a moment, to recall “Father Roberto Malgesini, a priest of the diocese of Como”.
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Pope Francis on training the next generation to be peacemakers
Sep 16, 2020
Per un sapere della pace (For Knowledge of Peace is a newly published book in Italian from the Vatican Publishing House. Pope Francis encourages collaboration between the Church and universities for a world without war and violence in the book's preface.
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Fear of Sino-Vatican Agreement: Echoes of the Church with Hitler
Sep 16, 2020
The situation of the Church in China has become increasingly worse since the signing of the agreement. The concordat with Nazi Germany in 1933 gave the Church freedom for a few months. Then crucifixes were removed from the schools; Catholic associations were brought back under the Nazi party; everyone was obliged to study Nazism. Fritz Stern: The concordat with the Holy See boosted Hitler's respectability in Germany and abroad.
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Full text: Cardinal Sarah - 'Let us return to the Eucharist with joy'
Sep 15, 2020
Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Vatican’s dicastery for liturgy and sacraments, sent a letter to bishops around the world, urging a return to Mass, with proper safety protocols observed amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pope Francis expresses his nearness to Moria Camp victims of fire
Sep 15, 2020
The Pope, after reciting the Sunday Angelus, expresses his solidarity and closeness to the victims of the Moria refugee camp fire who have now been left without accommodation.
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Cardinal Parolin: Vatican-China deal can help ‘normalize life of the Church’
Sep 15, 2020
The Vatican expects to renew its interim deal with China on the appointment of bishops, as part of efforts to “normalize” the life of the Catholic Church in China, Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Monday.
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Pope gives green light for extension of accord with Beijing
Sep 15, 2020
Pope Francis has signed off on a two-year extension of a deal with China on the appointment of bishops that critics have condemned as a sell-out to the communist government, a senior Vatican source said on Monday.
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Sunday Reflection
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Justice and Mercy
Human Resources would not have been happy with that landowner. Sometimes, it seems that Human Resources does not want to come out on the side of generosity. I remember a time that we wanted to pay an employee extra for work on a particular project. We were told that we could not do this unless we re-adjusted that employee’s pay scale for all his work.
