Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, Spanish prelate and prefect of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, died Monday, November 25, at the age of 72, following a long illness. In the morning, while addressing an international Jain delegation in the presence of members of the Dicastery, Pope Francis asked for prayers for the cardinal, saying: “He…
As the Synod on Synodality explores the issue of abuse and the Church’s efforts to combat it, Archbishop Filippo Iannone, prefect of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts, speaks to Vatican News about the different procedures implemented and the effectiveness existing canonical norms. By Andrea Tornielli The fight against abuse remains a constant concern within the…
The Cardinal Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith conferred episcopal consecration on Mgr. John Kennedy and Mgr. Philippe Curbelié, respectively secretary and undersecretary of the dicastery he heads. By Devin Watkins Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández celebrated mass on Saturday evening in St. Peter’s Basilica. The prefect of the Dicastery for the…
As the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith announces the “Nulla Osta” for devotion linked to Medjugorje, Msgr. Armando Matteo, Secretary of the Dicastery, reviews the chronology of the various commissions and declarations of the bishops concerning the alleged apparitions at the Shrine. By Mgr Armando Matteo* The phenomenon of the alleged apparitions of…
The Dicastery for Evangelization is organizing a two-day extraordinary plenary assembly to discuss the future mission of the Pontifical Urbaniana University, which trains seminarians and priests for missionary dioceses around the world. By Gianni Valente, Fides Agency The Pontifical Urbaniana University is approaching an important crossroads in its long and unprecedented history. On August 29…
Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education, visits Barrio 31 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to see the original site of the international organization Scholas Occurrentes created by Pope Francis. By Paolo Ondarza The Prefect of the Dicastery of Culture and Education, Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, made a surprise…
“Forgive us our trespasses, grant us your peace” is the theme chosen by Pope Francis for next year’s “World Day of Peace”. By Christopher Wells “Only from a true conversion at all levels – personal, local and international – can true peace flourish,” the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Development affirms in its statement on the…
The Prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith sends a letter ahead of the feast of Our Lady of Health in Vailankanni, India, expressing the Pope’s appreciation for the shrine and highlighting the spiritual fruits enjoyed by pilgrims, including non-Christians. By Vatican News Millions of pilgrims faithfully visit the shrine of Our…
The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has issued a definitive decision regarding the alleged supernatural events related to the shrine of the Holy Mountain in Puerto Rico. In the face of attempts to attribute to Elenita de Jesús the identity of Jesus or the Virgin, the judgment is “confirmation of…
The Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization has issued a note of clarification regarding the 2025 Jubilee, specifying that the Holy Doors will only be opened in the four papal basilicas in Rome and in one prison. By Deborah Castellano Lubov As the next Ordinary Jubilee in 2025 approaches, Pope Francis, in his speech Bull of Indictiontitled…