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October 2014

October 11, 2014

From the synod: “The synod…has to show that there can be development of doctrine”

From NCR: The global meeting of bishops on the family must show that Catholic teaching...

October 10, 2014

An important move at the synod?

Yes, says veteran Vatican observer John Thavis: The Vatican just announced that Pope Francis has named...

October 10, 2014

Cardinal: Catholic Church will never bless gay marriages

It sounds like he's stating the obvious, but sometimes the obvious has to be stated....

October 09, 2014

From the synod: married couple asks bishops to clear up “contradictory advice” on contraception

From CNS: A married couple from Brazil told Pope Francis and the Synod of Bishops...

October 08, 2014

From the synod: the witness of a Catholic woman married to a Muslim

She's Mrs. Jeanette Toure, from the Ivory Coast. An excerpt from her remarks: How can a...

October 07, 2014

What’s a synod? Glad you asked.

The Vatican has released an engaging video that answers that question and it's surprisingly hip. No,...

October 07, 2014

Cardinal Marx: German bishops back Kasper proposal

From John Thavis: Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich said a strong majority of German bishops...

October 07, 2014

From the synod: Filipino couple speaks of need for “innovative forms of accompaniment”

This morning, the bishops heard from a husband and wife from the Philippines who are...

October 06, 2014

From the synod: married couple speaks about welcoming gays, divorcees

This may have gone largely unnoticed, but it seems significant to me: an intervention at the...

October 06, 2014

Pope to bishops at synod launch: “Say everything that you feel with frankness.”

Details: During the opening session for the extraordinary synod on the family, Pope Francis told...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

Vatican investigating KC Bishop Robert Finn—UPDATED

From NCR: A Canadian archbishop visited the Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo., diocese last week on...

September 26, 2014

“We believe in the sanctity of life…and counteract the abuse of religion to justify oppression, violence and conflict”

From the Vatican's news site: The King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and...

September 16, 2014

Report: Cardinal Burke “demoted”?

As yet, no official confirmation from the Vatican. But this broke tonight, from Sandro Magister: ...

August 2014

August 12, 2014

Vatican calls on Muslim leaders to condemn Islamic State: “No cause, no religion, can justify such barbarity”

From CNS: The Vatican called on Muslim leaders to condemn the "barbarity" and "unspeakable criminal...

June 2014

June 26, 2014

Vatican publishes working document for extraordinary Synod of Bishops

An overview from CNS: The working document for the October 2014 extraordinary Synod of Bishops...

May 2014

May 06, 2014

Vatican rolls out a new app

Having now tweaked the design of the Vatican website (not very successfully, imho, but that's...

May 02, 2014

Ahead of UN meeting, Holy See condemns “any form of torture, degrading treatment or punishment”

This statement was released by the Vatican Press Office today. How timely: Director of the...

March 2014

March 11, 2014

Cardinal calls for “renewed” interpretation of Church teachings on marriage

From CNS: In its approach to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, the Catholic Church needs...

February 2014

February 26, 2014

“The real challenge for Francis is to go beyond rhetoric…”

There's been some discussion around the blogosphere about last night's "Frontline" on "Secrets of the...

February 24, 2014

Pope Francis appoints Cardinal Pell to head new Vatican financial office, “Secretariat for the Economy”

Details from National Catholic Reporter: Pope Francis has approved a set of sweeping moves to...

February 23, 2014

Pope Francis warns cardinals against becoming “a royal court,” calls them to conversion

From RNS: In a forceful message to more than 100 scarlet-clad cardinals arrayed before him,...

February 18, 2014

Decision time at the Vatican?

Though there are several important meetings unfolding this week, Vatican watchers may have to keep...

February 05, 2014

United Nations denounces Vatican on sex abuse, abortion—UPDATED

From Associated Press: A U.N. human rights committee denounced the Vatican on Wednesday for adopting...

February 04, 2014

In blunt report, German bishops say Catholics reject Church teaching on sex

Details: Germany's Catholic bishops, responding to a worldwide Vatican survey, said on Monday that many...

January 2014

January 24, 2014

Style and substance: measuring the Francis Effect

As Pope Francis gets ready to create new cardinals—and not long after that, mark his...

January 21, 2014

“It’s cardinal v. cardinal”…

John Allen (still at NCR for a little while longer) takes a closer look at...

January 14, 2014

Vatican caps cost for sainthood

From Associated Press: How much does it cost to become a saint? The Vatican said...

January 13, 2014

NY Times: Some in Vatican are “like frustrated teenagers, closing the door and putting their headphones on”

The paper sizes up various headlines of the last few months, and gets some reaction: ...

December 2013

December 23, 2013

A beggar before the baby: a preview of the Vatican’s Nativity scene

Unsurprisingly, it has a decidedly Franciscan (as in the pope) approach. From those crackerjack journos...

December 19, 2013

Shock: man sets himself on fire in St. Peter’s Square

CNS has the story: A 51-year-old man was severely injured after he set himself on...