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Cardinals agree to media blackout of pre-conclave meetings
By Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Citing unauthorized press reports on their preparatory meetings for the upcoming papal election, the College of Cardinals agreed to a media blackout similar to one observed before the previous conclave in 2005. The change was announced March 6 in …
List of potential cardinal-electors for a papal conclave
By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Curious who will choose the next pope? Here is a list of cardinal-electors, from oldest to youngest, eligible to vote for a pope in a conclave. Cardinal Walter Kasper turns 80 March 5; depending on the date of the conclave, he might …
Cardinal: People need each other to be reminded of God’s presence, hope
September 26, 2012 Catholic News Service CHICAGO — The Scripture readings at a Chicago Mass celebrated to mark the 10th anniversary of the U.S. bishops’ “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” offered the despair and isolation felt by an exile in the Book of Lamentations and the …
Cardinal: Shriver showed how ‘faith must engage world
January 26, 2011 By Catholic News Service POTOMAC, Md. — Robert Sargent Shriver Jr. was “a man for this age,” whose faith shaped his work on behalf of the poor around the world and his work in defending the dignity of all human life, said Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl …
Synod on Synodality: Read the final list of delegates
By CNA Staff CNA Newsroom, Sep 22, 2023 / 13:42 pm The Vatican on Sept. 21 released the final list of names of those participating in the upcoming Synod on Synodality assembly in October, including laypeople who will be full voting delegates at a Catholic Church synod for the first time. …
Bishops sign letter warning that Germany’s ‘Synodal Path’ could lead to schism
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 12, 2022 / 06:00 am More than 70 bishops from around the world have released a “fraternal open letter” to Germany’s bishops warning that sweeping changes to Church teaching advocated by the ongoing process known as the “Synodal Path” may lead to schism. The letter expresses …
Pope Francis issues law reorganizing Vatican finances
Vatican City, Dec 28, 2020 / 05:10 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis issued a new law Monday reorganizing Vatican finances following a series of scandals. In a document issued Dec. 28, the pope formalized the transfer of financial responsibilities from the Vatican’s Secretariat of State to the Administration of the …
Pope Francis names new prefect of congregation for saints’ causes
Vatican City, Oct 15, 2020 / 05:30 am MT (CNA).- Pope Francis named a new prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints Thursday following Cardinal Angelo Becciu’s dramatic resignation from the post last month. The pope appointed Bishop Marcello Semeraro, who has acted as secretary of the Council …
Judge Amy Barrett’s charismatic Catholicism- Who are the People of Praise?
By Christine Rousselle Washington D.C., Sep 19, 2020 / 03:00 pm MT (CNA).- After the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, reports have circulated that Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a federal judge on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, is a leading candidate for the country’s high court. …
Texas looking into city vote to bar restaurant chain over marriage views
IMAGE: CNS photo/Rashid Umar, Reuters By SAN ANTONIO (CNS) — The marketplace, not elected officials, should decide whether a company should open an outlet in a particular location, said San Antonio Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller. In a March 27 statement, he said he has been asked what he thinks of the …