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The mysterious disappearance of the Vicar of Christ

From the moment he was introduced to the world after his election, Pope Francis has emphasised his identity as “the bishop of Rome.” The 2020 Annuario Pontificio, the official Vatican year book, has made the same emphasis typographically by listing other descriptions of the papal office as “historic titles”. Like the 2019 edition, there is […]

Salesian Family Has 32 Groups, 2,51,159 Members

A 250 page book presenting the worldwide Salesian Family lists 32 groups with a total of 2,51,159 (two lakh fifty nine thousand one hundred fifty nine) members. The book published in 6 languages (Italian, French, English, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish) with numerous photos is entitled: The Salesian Family of Don Bosco. The third edition after […]

Redeemer statue lights up with coronavirus-affected countries’ flags

The iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in Brazil was lit up March 18 night with flags and messages of hope to the nations affected by the growing coronavirus pandemic. The stunning light show atop Rio de Janeiro’s Corcovado mountain featured more than 150 flags, representing every country with confirmed COVID-19 cases, as well as the […]

Vatican says general absolution may be permissible during pandemic

In places particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic and with severe limits on people leaving their homes, conditions may exist to grant general absolution to the faithful without them personally confessing their sins first, the Vatican said. The Apostolic Penitentiary, a Vatican tribunal that deals with matters of conscience, including confession, issued a notice […]

At least 60 Italian priests have died after contracting coronavirus

In the past week alone, more than 3,000 people have died in Italy after contracting the coronavirus. Among the dead are at least 60 priests this month, according to local media reports. “I pray to the Holy Spirit to give us the gift of light and strength. Everyday I do the Via Crucis asking the […]

Pope Francis announces a 2022 synod on synodality

The next ordinary Synod of Bishops will be a Synod on synodality, the Vatican announced on March 7. In October 2022, bishops from around the world will meet in Rome to discuss the theme: “For a Synodal Church: communion, participation and mission.” The concept of “synodality” has been a topic of frequent discussion by Pope […]

Pope Francis forms Child Protection Task Force

Pope Francis has established a task force “in order to assist the Episcopal Conferences in the preparation and updating of guidelines for the protection of minors.” The intention to form such a group had already been announced by the Pope at last year’s Meeting for the Protection of Minors in the Church, which ran from […]

Women deacons possible after ‘Synodal Way,’ says German bishops’ chairman

The new chairman of the German bishops’ conference has said that calling for the ordination of women could be a conclusion of the two-year “synodal way” being undertaken by the Church in Germany. Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg said in a radio interview on March 9 for Inter-national Women’s Day that such a conclusion would […]

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