Synod Offers Cautious Support For Married Priests, Study of Women Deacons
October 28, 2019By Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent and Inés San Martín ROME (Crux) – Catholic communities in the Amazon might be able […]
Topic: Pope Francis
Synod Members Present Pope Francis With Final Document on the Amazon
October 25, 2019By Melissa Butz October 25 marked an exciting day at the Vatican: the final document and fruit from all the work at […]
Indigenous Leaders Call for New ‘Amazonian Rite’ in Final Days of Synod
October 24, 2019By Melissa Butz For nearly a month, a daily topic in the synod hall has been a new “Amazonian Rite” for the […]
Church in Syria and Iraq Could ‘Vanish’ if Islamic State Regroups, New Report Claims
October 24, 2019By Charles Collins LEICESTER, United Kingdom (Crux) — A new report says Christians are faring better in conflict-ravaged regions in the Middle […]
Cardinal Says Synod Seeks to Give Women Greater Role in Church Governance
October 23, 2019By Melissa Butz and Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent ROME — Catholic bishops are not fully utilizing Church law to maximize […]
Group Advocates for Women’s Ordination on the Sidelines of the Synod
October 23, 2019By Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent ROME — As the Vatican’s meeting on the Amazon draws to a close this week, […]
Brooklyn Priest Named New President of Vatican Agency for Humanitarian Relief
October 22, 2019By Tim Harfmann New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan announced Monsignor Peter Vaccari, a Brooklyn priest, as the new head of a Catholic […]
Catholics Commemorate Feast of St. John Paul II
October 22, 2019Currents News Staff Every year on Oct. 22, the Catholic Church commemorates the liturgical feast of St. John Paul II. On this […]
Amazon Synod Enters Critical Stage
October 22, 2019Currents News Staff The Amazon Synod is in its final phase. Cardinal Claudio Hummes is preparing the conclusions. A commission of 12 […]
Controversial Amazon Statue Stolen From Church, Thrown in Rome’s Tiber River
October 21, 2019By Melissa Butz and Christopher White, The Tablet’s National Correspondent ROME — A wood carving statue of a naked pregnant woman that […]