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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — More than a week after the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games, the Vatican joined people who complained that a segment of the show featuring drag performers offended Christians. “The Holy See was saddened by certain scenes in the opening ceremony of the Olympics in Paris and can only join…
Holy See Communiqué, 3 August 2024 The Holy See was saddened by certain scenes during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games and can only join the voices that have been raised in recent days to deplore the offence caused to many Christians and believers of other religions. At a prestigious event where the…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While bishops around the world are asked to designate their cathedrals or other significant churches as special places of pilgrimage and prayer for the Holy Year 2025, the Vatican is not asking them to dedicate and open a “Holy Door” at those churches. The Dicastery for Evangelization, which is coordinating the…
WASHINGTON – Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has appointed Mr. James Bogner as the next chair of the National Review Board (NRB). Mr. Bogner, who joined the NRB in 2020, succeeds Mrs. Suzanne Healy, who concluded her term…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has called on political leaders to be at the service of the poor, the unemployed and the common good. The world cannot promote “universal fraternity” without good politics, the pope said in a video message released July 30 by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network. The network posts a short…
WASHINGTON – Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has appointed three new members to serve on the National Review Board (NRB). He also renewed the appointment for a current member to serve a second term. The NRB advises the…