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CNA Staff, Dec 28, 2020 / 07:00 am (CNA).- Bishop Alberto Rojas succeeded Bishop Gerald R. Barnes Monday as the bishop of San Bernardino, California.
The Holy See press office announced Dec. 28 that Pope Francis had accepted the resignation of Barnes,…
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Neha loved the hymns that filled her church with music. But she lost the chance to sing them last year when, at the age of 14, she was forcibly converted from Christianity to Islam and married to a 45-year-old man with children twice her age.
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Under the new law, APSA will gain ownership of funds, bank accounts, and investments, including real estate, previously administered by the Secretariat of State from Jan. 1, 2021.
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Pope Francis has formally stripped the Vatican secretariat of state of its financial assets and real estate holdings following its bungled management of hundreds of millions of euros in donations and investments that are now the subject of a corruption investigation.
Read More“A Better Organization” establishes a greater control and a better visibility of Saint Peter’s Pence and of the funds that come from donations of the faithful
The post Better Oversight of Spending & Investments at Heart of Pope’s New Motu Proprio appeared first on ZENIT – English.
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A statement from Ampleforth acknowledged past failures and expressed readiness for a new inspection as soon as possible.
The post Ampleforth College – the “Catholic Eton” – facing new inspection, possible closure appeared first on Catholic Herald.
Read MoreThe Office of Papal Charities, in conjunction with other agencies, will make the kits available for Rome’s homeless people.
Read MoreCalifornia Attorney General Xavier Becerra, who sued the Little Sisters of the Poor, “carries a national reputation for his vehement, unwavering support for abortion, including in the ninth month, his staunch convictions in opposition to conscie…
Read More“Religious leaders should consider confronting publicly the unsubstantiated rumors and conspiracy myths, promoted without evidence, that undermine public trust in health authorities and services and in tested and approved vaccines themselves – an…
Read MoreThe New York Times, Vatican News, and Crux also paid tribute to the Discalced Carmelite priest, who died on Christmas Day after contracting Covid.
Read MoreVatican City, Dec 28, 2020 / 05:10 am (CNA).- Pope Francis issued a new law Monday reorganizing Vatican finances following a series of scandals.
In a document issued Dec. 28, the pope formalized the transfer of financial responsibilities fr…
Read More“Within the family one can experience sincere communion when it is a house of prayer, when the affections are serious, profound, pure, when forgiveness prevails over discord, when the daily harshness of life is softened by mutual tenderness and s…
Read MoreThe north-central African nation of 16.9 million (map) is 58% Muslim, 35% Christian (20% Catholic), and 7% ethnic religionist.
Read More“We are called to bear witness to Jesus right where we live, in our families, at work, everywhere, even just by giving the light of a smile, a light that is not our own – it comes from Jesus,” Pope Francis said during his Angelus address (v…
Read MoreThe Taizé Community, an ecumenical French monastic community, was founded by Brother Roger Schütz in 1940. “Hoping in season and out of season” is the theme of this year’s European Meeting in Taizé.
Read MoreDuring his December 27 Angelus address, Pope Francis announced a year of reflection on his 2016 apostolic exhortation Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), devoted to joy in the family. The year begins on March 19, the fifth anniversary of the document&…
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Read MoreHow can the Catholic Church teach that baptism is necessary for salvation when the Bible shows people receiving the Holy Spirit before baptism and Paul tells us that Christ did not send him to baptize but to preach the gospel? The author of Meeting the…
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The Christmas decorations came out early this year. Immediately after Halloween, they began popping up in neighborhoods and strip malls. The justification was 2020—in a year of manifold chaos and distemper defined by the Coronavirus, racial strife, and contentious elections, putting up the decorations early was a cathartic way to bring out those good “Christmas […]
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