Tag: Vatican

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s new document on human dignity underscores the Catholic Church’s commitment to human dignity and defence of life from conception to natural death. It’s a good document, but George Weigel makes a few suggestions about how it could have been stronger

Dear Fr John Flader, I understand that the recent Vatican Declaration on human dignity mentions gender theory and sex changes as unacceptable in light of the Church’s teaching. Could you please clarify this?

Pope Francis reinstated the title "Patriarch of the West" for the first time since 2006 as an ecumenical gesture to the Orthodox Church.

"Jesus is not interested in putting us on trial or subjecting us to judgment. He wants none of us to be lost,” the pope said.

Dear Fr John Flader, I understand that the Vatican has recently approved blessings for same-sex couples. How can the Church change its mind? 

Pope Francis’ 2023 was a year of important trips made or postponed, a predecessor’s funeral and his own 10th anniversary as pope

A Catholic priest can bless a gay or other unmarried couple as long as it is not a formal liturgical blessing and does not give the impression that the Catholic Church is blessing the union as if it were a marriage, the Vatican doctrinal office said.

Pope Francis has received circus acrobats and members of the Scottish football team Celtic FC despite an ongoing illness

The Archdiocese of Sydney has commended its oldest priest to God, after with the sad death of Monsignor William Mullins, 99, on 16 November.

Religious freedom is a path to promoting peace in a complex world, said the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States in Sydney on 6 November

In a celebration of life, peace, joy and harmony, thousands of children representing young people on every continent greeted Pope Francis during an afternoon event in the Vatican's Paul VI hall.

While hot-button issues like gender and sexuality received less attention than predicted, the synod's final report signaled deeper shifts