Scotland’s bishops have express grave concerns about the government’s 2022 Gender Recognition Reform Bill.
Bill on gender declaration could harm young people, say Scottish bishops
Kids help pope celebrate 86th birthday with cake, circus performers
The day after he turned 86, Pope Francis met with volunteers, family members and children receiving care from a Vatican pediatric clinic.
Pope reveals he prepared resignation letter in case of impairment
In an interview published Dec. 18, the day after his 86th birthday, Pope Francis said that during the time that Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone was Vatican secretary of state, a position he left in October 2013, he gave a resignation letter to the cardinal.
Photos of the Week: Dec. 19, 2022
In the spotlight: New ambassador audience, feast of St. Lucy, Nicaraguan migrants, blessing of Jesus figurines
Nation/World news briefs: Dec. 19, 2022
In focus: Antisemitism, Nicaraguan crisis, clemency for Christmas
Papal message for World Peace Day: War, hunger, turmoil are connected
The theme for the pope’s 2023 message was “No one can be saved alone,” and the text urged people to learn from the experience of the global effort to combat COVID-19 and to recognize the poverty and inequalities the pandemic laid bare, especially as regards to access to food, medicine, health care, education and technology.
Priests for Life head says Vatican didn’t tell him directly he was laicized
Late Dec. 17, CNA broke the story that “Father Pavone has been dismissed from the clerical state for ‘blasphemous communications on social media’ and ‘persistent disobedience of the lawful instructions of his diocesan bishop.'”
Pope reveals he prepared resignation letter in case of impairment
Pope Francis said he wrote a resignation letter in 2013, his first year in office, to be used in case he was physically or mentally impaired and unable to fulfill the duties of the papacy.