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Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference releases national code of conduct

In a press release published on 8 April by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC), the bishops present the 32-page document, which they say is a means “of furthering the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s ongoing commitment to the safety of children and vulnerable people”. The Document, entitled “Integrity in Our Common Mission” was approved by […]

Cardinal De Donatis appointed new Major Penitentiary

Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, his Vicar General for the Diocese of Rome, as the new Major Peni-tentiary. He succeeds Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, who has held the post since 2013 and will turn 80 in September this year. Cardinal De Donatis, aged 70, has overseen the administrative needs of the Diocese of Rome […]

Pope takes time to discern appointment of new Cardinal Vicar

On 8 April, a meeting of the Holy Father with the Council of Bishops of the diocese of Rome was held in the Apostolic Palace. Due to the delicacy of the office of Cardinal Vicar, Pope Francis informed the bishops, his close collaborators, that he would take time to make a healthy discern-ment on the […]

Pope Francis remembers Benedict XVI in new book: ‘He was like a father to me’

“Benedict was a man of great gentleness. In some cases, people took advantage of him, perhaps without malice, and limited his movements. Unfortunately, in a certain sense, they were encir-cling him. He was a very delicate man, but he was not weak: he was strong. But he was humble, and preferred not to impose. So […]

Pope’s Secretary of State visits Brazilian President and presides over opening of Brazilian Episcopate Assembly

On 8 April, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of the Vatican, Bishop Giam-battista Diquattro, the Pope’s Nuncio to Brazil, and Arch-bishop Jaime Spengler of Porto Alegre (RS) and President of the National Con-ference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB), were received by the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, at the Palácio […]

Pope’s Vocations Day message: ‘Pilgrims of hope, builders of peace’

Pope Francis releases his message for the 61st World Day of Prayer for Vocations, celebrated on April 21, and urges Christians to welcome our shared vocation to sow the seeds of hope and peace in our world. The Pope’s message focuses on the theme: “Called to sow seeds of hope and to build peace.” The […]

Pope changes statutes of St. Mary Major, focuses canons on spiritual duties

With a chirograph, Pope Francis has approved the new Statutes and Regulations for the Chapter of the Liberian Basilica and entrusted Lithuanian-born Archbishop Rolandas Makrickas with all the faculties to apply the new norms until a new Administrative Council is established. Following the commissioning process assigned to Archbishop Makrickas, who was appointed as the Extraordinary […]

US Diocese of Columbus doubles number of seminarians in two years

Bishop Earl Fernandes, bishop of the US Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, said that 16 men entered the seminary last year, adding that the diocese has recorded an in-crease in the number of Catholics. The diocese expects almost a dozen more young men to enter the seminary this year as well, he noted, attributing the rise in numbers to […]

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