Recent Editorial

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  Pope tells ‘Carabinieri’ God sees their acts of service

  Oct 18, 2020

  Pope Francis receives representatives of the Saint Peter “Carabinieri” law enforcement corps that provides security in St. Peter’s Square and in the wider Vatican area of Rome.

  
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  Examining the Encyclical

  Oct 17, 2020

  October 3, the day that Francis signed Fratelli Tutti in Assisi, also happened to mark the twentieth anniversary of a somewhat less illustrious moment in the Church’s interreligious outreach.

  
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  Fraternity is the foundation and pathway to peace

  Oct 17, 2020

  A letter from the President of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences addressed to the Bishops and Churches of Asia.

  
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  “Fratelli Tutti,” the dreams of solidarity from a Pope concerned about the world

  Oct 10, 2020

  Pope Francis has long praised the word “fraternity”, a concept that can sometimes seem completely exhausted when it is not actually being mocked.

  
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  Fraternity and social friendship

  Oct 10, 2020

  The encyclical’s title is a direct quotation from the Admonitions of St. Francis. It indicates a fraternity that extends not only to human beings, but also to the earth, in full harmony with his other papal encyclical, Laudato Si’.

  
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  Everything is connected — Pope’s idea of solidarity

  Oct 03, 2020

  Pope Francis has made solidarity one of the foundations of his pontificate and his new encyclical Fratelli Tutti is sure to be one of the most important texts on this theme.

  
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  Vatican diplomacy has never been concerned with regime change

  Oct 03, 2020

  Being a Catholic Church in today’s global world means making difficult choices. The Holy See and the papacy have limited options in China.

  
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  Taking care of the sick, learning what it means to love

  Sep 26, 2020

  The Church’s teaching on the end of life is re-proposed in “Samaritanus bonus” (Good Samaritan) in pastoral tones: the person is to be taken care of and surrounded with affection until the end.

  
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  An encyclical for all brothers and sisters

  Sep 26, 2020

  While waiting to know the contents of the document, there has been some discussion about the title and how to translate it inclusively. An encyclical, though, is per se a universal text, and Pope Francis truly wants to speak to the heart of each and every person. The Holy See Press Office announces that the text will be published on 4 October.

  
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  The CDF and euthanasia

  Sep 26, 2020

  The Vatican’s doctrine congregation, for decades feared for its investigations into theologians, is starting to flex its muscles once again.