M.K.George S.J. To be honest, I have never been an admirer of Pope Benedict XVI. In fact, I must say, given the experience of him as the head of Vatican’s influential Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), I have had some strong prejudices. However, having been around duringContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has announced that it found the allegations against Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio to “not to have the semblance of truth” following an independent investigation that lasted over a year. A statement released by the Archdiocese of New York on SeptemberContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican decreed March 15 that the Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex unions since God cannot bless sin. The Vatican’s orthodoxy office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued a formal response March 15 to a question about whether Catholic clergy have the authority to blessContinue Reading
Vatican City: The Vatican’s doctrinal office has urged Catholics not to promote “the alleged apparitions and revelations” associated with the Marian title of “Lady of All Nations,” according to a Dutch bishop. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s appeal was announced in a clarification issued December 30 byContinue Reading
Vatican, August 18, 2020: Cardinal George Pell, who was acquitted this year after becoming the highest-ranking Catholic cleric ever to be convicted of sexual abuse, spoke about how he maintained hope during his 400 days in prison. “The virtue of Christian hope is different than Christian optimism. No matter whatContinue Reading
Vatican City, Jul 16, 2020: The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) issued Thursday a manual to help bishops and dioceses follow Church procedure in respect to accusations of sexual abuse of a minor by a cleric. The vademecum, released July 16, is one of the last documentsContinue Reading
By: Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City: On Saturday, April 21 Pope Francis named five new consultors of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, including three female academics and two priests. The women are Dr. Linda Ghisoni, professor of canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University; Dr. Michelina Tenance, professorContinue Reading
Vatican: Pope Francis has chosen Archbishop Luis Ladaria Ferrer as the new prefect for the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF). The Jesuit bishop succeeds Cardinal Gerhard Müller’s who completed his term .“The Holy Father Francis thanked His Eminence Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller at the conclusion ofContinue Reading
The head of the Pope’s doctrine division has called for divisions over the treatment of divorced and remarried Catholics to end. Cardinal Gerhard Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, has indicated that the Vatican will not be responding to a letter from the four cardinalsContinue Reading
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