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December 2013

December 16, 2013

Curia shakeup: Burke out, Wuerl in

From David Gibson: After last month’s annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops,...

December 11, 2013

Pope Francis medallion added to St. Paul Outside-the-Walls

The Vatican's Facebook page notes: Pope Francis' medallion portrait has just been added yesterday to...

December 07, 2013

“It is important to understand the Second Vatican Council as the Catholic Church’s response to World War II…”

Deacon Bill Ditewig, commemorating the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, has this...

December 05, 2013

Pope establishes special commission on child sex abuse

From Catholic News Service: Pope Francis accepted a proposal to set up a special commission...

November 2013

November 28, 2013

Meet the pope’s almoner: “The Holy Father told me, ‘You can sell your desk. You don’t need it.'”

Some weeks back, I posted an item on this position's unique diaconal dimension. Now, here's...

November 27, 2013

Vatican downplays State Department decision to move U.S. embassy

Details from CNN: When the State Department announced it was moving its Vatican embassy to...

November 09, 2013

Historic: Vatican to put St. Peter’s relics on display for first time

From CNS: For the first time, the bones traditionally believed to be the relics of...

November 05, 2013

Vatican releases full text of document and survey questions for 2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family

From News.va: The preparatory document for next year’s Synod of Bishops on the Family was...

November 04, 2013

Why you shouldn’t believe those reports about a woman cardinal—UPDATED WITH VATICAN REACTION

Photo: Fr. Yiu Sing Lucas Chan This report is gaining traction, from the Sunday Times...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Vatican asks bishops to poll parishes about key church teachings

This is pretty astounding, via NCR: The Vatican has asked national bishops' conferences around the...

October 29, 2013

Flashback: CNS reports on permanent diaconate discussions at Vatican II

From a report on their website, looking at what was happening 50 years ago at...

October 29, 2013

Cardinal Pell slams SSPX criticism of Pope Francis as “absolute rubbish”

Details from Gerard O'Connell at Vatican Insider: The Australian cardinal George Pell, one of the eight...

October 27, 2013

Cardinal: “The ‘Italianation’ of the church has always been tied to power”

Photo: Kye R. Lee/Dallas Morning News A member of the "Super 8" cardinals takes...

October 23, 2013

Germany’s “Bling Bishop” given a “period of leave”—UPDATED

From AFP: The Vatican on Wednesday suspended a scandal-tainted German Catholic cleric dubbed the "bling...

October 22, 2013

Vatican reaffirms teaching on communion for divorced and remarried Catholics

From CNS: Amid rising expectations that the Catholic Church might make it easier for divorced...

October 17, 2013

Meet Ken Hackett: State Department releases short YouTube video introducing new ambassador to Holy See

Check out this profile of the diplomat, just posted on the State Department YouTube page...

October 16, 2013

Vatican may create new role for women—on cricket squad

From Catholic News Service: The Vatican is about to launch its own cricket club and...

October 13, 2013

Church confronts the “silent schism” of divorced and remarried Catholics

From Vatican Insider: Shock declarations, such as the ones contained in the document issued by...

October 05, 2013

Who was the famous cardinal who strongly opposed restoring the permanent diaconate?

Catholic News Service offers the answer in this flashback from its coverage of Vatican II...

October 04, 2013

Just another quiet week at the Vatican

And veteran Vatican-watcher John Thavis helps put it in perspective: It’s been a busy week...

October 02, 2013

So, what did Pope Francis and the cardinals talk about on Day One?

CNS has the answer: Pope Francis and his eight cardinal advisers on church governance spent...

September 2013

September 11, 2013

Vatican’s new secretary of state: celibacy is open to discussion—UPDATED WITH VIDEO

From NBC News: The Vatican’s new secretary of state has said that priestly celibacy is...

September 03, 2013

Cardinal Bertone lashes out at “crows and vipers” in the Vatican

Details: The Italian prelate who was Pope Benedict's righthand man in theVatican during his scandal-dogged papacy...

August 2013

August 31, 2013

It’s official: Pope appoints Archbishop Parolin Secretary of State

From the Vatican news site: Pope Francis named Archbishop Pietro Parolin to succeed Cardinal Tarcisio...

August 30, 2013

Reports: Pope Francis to name Archbishop Pietro Parolin Secretary of State

It could happen as early as tomorrow, according to John Allen at NCR: Multiple reports...

June 2013

June 14, 2013

Obama Nominates Former CRS Head as Vatican Ambassador

Details from David Gibson: President Obama on Friday nominated Ken Hackett, former head of Catholic...

May 2013

May 30, 2013

Pope Francis Explains Why He Chose to Live Away From the Papal Apartments

Details: Pope Francis has revealed for the first time the reasons for his decision to...

May 15, 2013

Cardinal O’Brien Leaving Scotland for “Spiritual Renewal, Prayer and Penance”

Details: Disgraced former Cardinal Keith O’Brien is to leave Scotland for several months after admitting...

May 07, 2013

Vatican challenges “interpretation” of cardinal’s remarks on LCWR

After Cardinal João Braz de Aviz went public with his unhappiness over the handling of the LCWR...

May 06, 2013

“This is not the way the church should function”

A rather startling revelation yesterday from the upper reaches of the Vatican: The Vatican decision...