Confession: Apostolic Penitentiary, sacramental seal is absolute, no “political action or legislative initiative” may violate secrecy

Confession: Apostolic Penitentiary, today “craving” for news and “thirst” for scandals. “Private and confidential information too often made public”

Ecumenism: delegation from Ecumenical Patriarchate in Rome on 27-29 June

Amazon Synod: Instrumentum laboris, “create new ministries” for the laity and women, consider possible “ordination of elderly respected by the community”

Amazon Synod: Instrumentum laboris, Amazonia has become “migration corridor”, families “destabilised”

Amazon Synod: Instrumentum laboris, “revolving around life” for a more “synodal” Church

Hollerich (COMECE) on a mission to Lesbos: “Europe cannot define itself Christian if it fails to open its doors to migrants and poor people”

Vatican mission to the island of Lesbos three years after the visit of Pope Francis. Msgr. Jean-Claude Hollerich, COMECE President,…

Venezuela: Gisotti, “delegation received in Secretariat of State today”

The newly-established Athletica Vaticana. President Sánchez de Toca: “Bringing the Gospel in the world of sport through the witness of life”

As of January 1st  2019 Athletica Vaticana is a sport club in all respects,  affiliated to FIDAL and entitled to…

Decommissioned Churches: the Guidelines of the Holy See. Card. Ravasi: new destination to be decided by the “ecclesial community in dialogue with the civil community”

The future destination of a church relegated to profane use should be part of a project that revolves around the…

Pope Francis: earthquake in Indonesia, $100,000 sent “for the aid of the populations”