As a "first choice," members of the Italian bishops' conference decided to focus their study of clerical sexual abuse in the country on cases reported to the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith ...
Pope Francis held a closed-door, two-hour meeting with members of the Italian bishops' conference late May 23 as the bishops were preparing for new leadership and for a discussion on authorizing a study into clerical ...
Italy's Constitutional Court has blocked a national referendum on legalizing euthanasia, saying it would violate constitutional protections of human life. The court, which ruled in 2019 against punishing a physician for assisting with the death of ...
Pope Francis told an Italian interviewer that forgiveness is "a human right." "I'm going to say something that may shock some people, but it's the truth: The ability to be forgiven is a human right," the ...
As coronavirus cases continue to increase across Italy, the country's bishops issued new guidelines and restrictions meant to curb the spread of infection among the faithful. In a statement released Jan. 10, the general secretariat of ...
Pope Francis invited Italy's bishops to live the "beatitudes of a bishop," an adaptation of the traditional Eight Beatitudes to provide guiding principles for being a "good shepherd" of a diocese. Blessed is the bishop who ...
Italy's highest court of appeal has ruled that public school classrooms can approve the presence of the crucifix because it does not discriminate against anyone. The court specified, however, that all religious symbols can also be ...
Bishop-designate Marini will succeed Italian Bishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, who had led the Diocese of Tortona -- located in the northern Italian region of Piedmont -- from 2014 until May 2021, after he was appointed ...
To promote a safe return to in-person learning, the Italian government has passed a law requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for all university students and for all teachers, professors and staff on every level, from nursery schools ...
Now that giant cruise ships are banned from fragile waterways near the historic center of Venice, the time has come for the city to become a model of sustainability and supportive of its residents, said ...
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While assessments concerning the synod’s impact on the universal Church will have to wait until after next October’s Synod of Bishops, the National Synthesis has already raised important questions for the American Church, writes the @OSV Editorial Board
Editorial: Fault lines or opportunities?
On Sept. 19, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops released a “sythesis” report drawn from hundreds of ...
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Are we a people of life? Kathryn Jean Lopez @kathrynlopez reflects on welcoming children at Mass, especially those who are fussy.
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Are we a people of life?
Kathryn Jean Lopez reflects on welcoming children at Mass, especially those who are fussy. She cautions against the ...
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