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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...
7 saints canonized during Mass in St. Peter’s Square
Pope Leo XIV canonized seven saints yesterday during a Mass in St. Peter’s Square (video, booklet). The new saints are St. Ignatius Choukrallah Maloyan (1869-1915), the Armenian...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,...Bishop resigns from Libyan see at 63; said he would leave only if ordered by Pope
Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignation of Bishop George Bugeja, OFM, from the leadership of the apostolic vicariate of Tripoli, Libya. The prelate, a native of Malta and only 63, had led the...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.”
Archbishop appointed for massive Caribbean see; described defense of life, marriage as top priority
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán as coadjutor archbishop of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic—a massive archdiocese that retained 2.54 million...Pope to issue document on Catholic education; Newman to be named co-patron of education
The prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education announced at a press conference that a papal document on Catholic education will be published on October 28, the 60th anniversary of...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.”
