Showing posts with label Vatican. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vatican. Show all posts
Friday, April 12, 2024

Vatican Releases Declaration on Human Dignity

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 On April 8, the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith published a Declaration on Human Dignity, “Dignitas Infinita"  (...
Tuesday, January 09, 2024

Pope Calls for Universal Ban on Surrogate Motherhood

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In remarks ( full text ) yesterday at his Audience with the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Holy See for the Presentation of Greetings fo...
Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Pope OK's Non-Marital Blessings for Same-Sex Couples

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In a Declaration titled " Fiducia Supplicans: On the Pastoral Meaning of Blessings"  ( full text ) issued by the Vatican's Dic...
Wednesday, February 08, 2023

In Israel, Jerusalem Municipality Places Tax Lien on Vatican-Owned Guest House

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Times of Israel reports that the Jerusalem Municipality has placed a lien on the bank accounts of the Vatican-owned Notre Dame of Jerusalem...
Monday, December 19, 2022

Head of Priests for Life Defrocked by The Vatican

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A letter and statement ( full text ) from the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States to U.S. Catholic bishops reports: Rev. Frank Pavone, the...
Sunday, January 23, 2022

Senate Confirms Joseph Donnelley As Ambassador To The Vatican

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On Jan. 20, the U.S. Senate, by voice vote, confirmed  Joseph Donnelley of Indiana to be U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican. AP reports : Donnel...
Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Abuse Victim's Claim Against The Vatican Dismissed Under FSIA

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In Robles v. Holy See (State of Vatican City) ,  (SD NY, Dec. 20, 2021), a New York federal district court dismissed a suit against the Vati...
Thursday, October 14, 2021

European Court Upholds Vatican's Immunity From Suit In Member-State Courts

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In J.C. and Others v. Belgium,  (ECHR, Oct. 12, 2021) ( full text in French ) ( press release in English ) the European Court of Human Right...
Monday, October 11, 2021

Biden Picks Former Indiana Senator As Ambassador To Vatican

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Last Friday, the White House announced that President Biden will nominate former Indiana senator Joseph Donnelley as Ambassador Extraordin...
Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Street Artist Sues Vatican For Using Her Image of Christ On Postage Stamp

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  AP reports on a lawsuit filed in Italy last month by a Rome street artist.  Alessia Babrow has sued the Vatican for copyright infringemen...
Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Vatican Cautions U.S. Bishops Over Moves To Deny Communion To President Biden

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AP reported last month that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is considering issuing a document that would call for denying Communion ...
Wednesday, November 11, 2020

Vatican Publishes Lengthy Report On Its Handling Of Abuse Accusations Against Former Cardinal McCarrick

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The Vatican yesterday released a 461-page report titled The Holy See's Institutional Knowledge and Decision-Making Related to Former Car...
Friday, July 17, 2020

Vatican Issues New Guide To Clergy On Handling Sex Abuse Cases

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The Vatican, through the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, yesterday issued a detailed guide for clerics on handling clergy sex ab...
Thursday, October 03, 2019

Pompeo Speaks At Vatican Symposium On Faith-Based Organizations

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke yesterday ( full text and video of remarks ) in the Vatican at a symposium titled Pathways to Achieving...
Thursday, July 11, 2019

Vatican Waives Diplomatic Immunity of Apostolic Nuncio In France

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La Croix reports: The Vatican has officially waived the diplomatic immunity of the Apostolic Nuncio in France, Archbishop Luigi Ventura, ...
Wednesday, July 03, 2019

Vatican Reiterates Inviolability of Confessional

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On Monday, the Vatican, with the approval of Pope Francis, released the  Note of the Apostolic Penitentiary on the Importance of the Interna...
Tuesday, June 11, 2019

During LGBTQ Pride Month, Vatican Issues Document On Gender Theory In Education

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The Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education yesterday issued a 32-page document titled  Male and Female He Created Them: Towards a...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Abuse Survivors Sue Vatican

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Five survivors of clergy sexual abuse filed a lawsuit yesterday in a Minnesota federal district court against the Vatican, seeking damages a...
Saturday, March 30, 2019

Pope Issues New Law On Reporting of Sex Abuse of Minors and Vulnerable Adults In Vatican

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On March 26, Pope Francis promulgated Law N. CCXCVII on the Protection of Minors and of Vulnerable Persons of Vatican City State .  It requi...
Tuesday, March 05, 2019

Vatican To Open Pius XII Archives

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In a speech yesterday to to superiors, employees and collaborators of the Vatican Secret Archive, Pope Francis announced that he is opening ...