How updated Vatican rules on validating supernatural appearances of Mary will affect the famed pilgrimage site of Medjugorje
The Vatican has said that the pilgrimage to Medjugorje, a small town in Bosnia-Herzegovina, can yield ‘spiritual benefits’ ...
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Catholic Church must do better job on compensating abuse victims, says Vatican commission
Vatican handling of abuse cases seen too slow, secretive First commission report makes numerous recommendations Commission criticised in the past for being toothless Abuse tracking group says new ...
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Pope's child protection board urges transparency from Vatican sex abuse office and compensation
In its most critical note, it called for greater transparency from the Vatican’s sex abuse office, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. It said the office’s slow processing of cases ...
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Vatican anti-abuse commission demands clearer rules on compensating victims
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Catholic Church needs to unify policies on compensating victims of sexual abuse by clergy, the Vatican's child protection commission said in its first annual report on ...
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On September 19, the Vatican authorized the faithful to “prudently adhere” to the presumed messages of the Virgin at Medjugorje (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Locally, the decree, which could ...
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In Vatican summit's final document, delegates call for more lay and female church leaders
After three years of discussions at every level of the Catholic Church, a summit of Catholic bishops and lay people at the Vatican ended Saturday, with the publication of a document laying out a ...
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China, Vatican to extend pact on appointing bishops
BEIJING—China and the Vatican have agreed to extend a provisional agreement on the appointment of Catholic bishops in China for four more years, officials said Tuesday. The 2018 agreement ...
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Vatican gives green light to devotion at a site in Bosnia where the Madonna reportedly appeared
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Thursday gave the green light for Catholics to continue flocking to a southern Bosnian village where children reporte ...
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Pope Francis names Vatican diplomat next papal envoy to Medjugorje
Pope Francis on Saturday appointed a longtime Vatican diplomat to be his papal envoy to Medjugorje, following the death of Polish Archbishop Henryk Hoser in August. Pope Francis on Saturday appointed ...
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Vatican Punts Question of Female Deacons at Major Meeting
By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Vatican City and Rome A monthlong meeting of Catholic bishops and lay people at the Vatican ended on Saturday with a call for women to be given more ...
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In Vatican summit's final document, delegates call for more lay and female church leaders
VATICAN CITY (RNS) – After three years of discussions at every level of the Catholic Church, a summit of Catholic bishops and lay people at the Vatican ended Saturday (Oct. 26), with the ...