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Vatican cautions against Marian title: ‘Co-Redemptrix’
In a document released on November 4, the Vatican discourages referring to the Virgin Mary as “Co-Redemptrix,” explaining that the title can convey an inaccurate understanding of...
Morocco cardinal: ‘We must abandon the false paradigm of true religion, false religion’
In a reflection for the 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate, the archbishop of Rabat, Morocco, said that “we must abandon the false paradigm of ‘true religion, false religion.’”“Religions, for their part, have the responsibility to offer paths of meaning and truth, not of domination,” said Spanish-born Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero, SDB. “No religion can appropriate the truth, as if it were its sole owner. No one possesses the truth; if anything, it is the truth that possesses us all, and in every religion there are glimmers of truth.”
The prelate also called for “conditions that allow everyone to live in religious freedom and to find answers to the questions that arise in religions.” (The US State Department has documented restrictions on religious freedom in Morocco, including prison terms for the crime of “undermining the Islamic religion.”)
Pope Leo outlines his vision for John Paul II Institute
In a lengthy address that the Vatican has not yet published in English, Pope Leo XIV outlined his vision for the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute for Marriage and Family Sciences,...Pope, at jubilee Mass, calls for a servant Church that is ‘entirely synodal’
Preaching at Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica yesterday (booklet, video), Pope Leo XIV called for “a Church that is entirely synodal, ministerial and attracted to Christ and therefore...Vatican will issue document on Virgin Mary’s titles next week
On November 4, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith will release a document on the titles of the Virgin Mary, the Vatican has announced.The document, entitled Mater Populi Fides, will focus particularly on the Virgin’s “cooperation in the work of salvation.” It is likely to address debate over the use of the title “Co-Redemptrix.”
USCCB publishes new edition of Ethical and Religious Directives for health care
The United States Conference of Catholics has published the seventh edition of its Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services.The publication follows a vote by the US bishops, at their November meeting, to bar gender-altering treatment at Catholic hospitals.
Vatican releases schedule for papal trip to Turkey, Lebanon
The Vatican has released the full schedule for a trip by Pope Leo XIV to Turkey and Lebanon, which will be highlighted by an ecumenical celebration of the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicea.The voyage will begin on November 27, when the Pope flies from Rome to Ankara. After a visit to the presidential palace and a meeting with Turkish political leaders, he will continue to Istanbul.
On Friday, November 28, the Pontiff will meet with Catholic clergy and religious, visit a nursing home, and then travel to Iznik for an ecumenical prayer service. They next day he will visit the famous “Blue Mosque” in Istanbul, speak with local Christian leaders, and then join with the Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople to issue a joint statement.
On Sunday, the Pope’s day will begin with a prayer service at the Armenian Apostolic cathedral in Istanbul, followed by the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal cathedral of St. George. After lunch with Patriarch Bartholomew, he will continue his voyage with a flight to Beirut.
In Lebanon the Pope will again visit the president palace and meet with civic leaders. Then on Monday he will visit the tomb of St. Charbel Malouf, meet with local bishops and clergy, host an ecumenical meeting, and finally meet with young people. After celebrating Mass on the Beirut waterfront on November 2, he will board his return flight for Rome.
Pope will allow bishops to extend permission for traditional liturgy
The apostolic nuncio in Great Britain has told bishops that there Pope Leo XIV will grant diocesan bishops’ requests to extend permission for the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass.Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendia told the English bishops that the Pontiff does not plan to revoke Traditionis Custodes, the document by which Pope Francis limited the use of the traditional liturgy. However, the nuncio said, bishops could ask for and receive a two-year exemption from the ban.
The Dicastery for Divine Worship, which was given the authority to regulate the traditional liturgy, had been reluctant to approve exemptions. Since Pope Leo came to office, at least two American dioceses have received exemptions.
Brazilian cardinal decries evangelical missionary work that destroys indigenous culture
Cardinal Leonardo Ulrich Steiner, OFM of Manaus, Brazil, traveled to Vienna, where he denounced attacks against indigenous people, including violence, mining, and lack of respect for land rights.Cardinal Steiner also condemned evangelical Protestant missionary activity that destroys indigenous culture. In contrast, according to the Austrian bishops’ news agency’s summary of his remarks, the Catholic Church “has chosen a different path and, among other things, has had liturgy and books translated into indigenous languages. Indigenous believers and seminarians have received special training to preserve their ancient traditions.”
Salesforce signs pontifical academy’s ‘Rome Call for AI Ethics’
Sabastian Niles, the president of the US software company Salesforce, signed the Rome Call for AI Ethics, an initiative promoted by the Pontifical Academy for Life (though not an official text of the academy).The document was first signed by leaders of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Microsoft, IBM, and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in 2020; it has since garnered support from other religious and technology company leaders.
