FULL TEXT: Pope Francis’ letter to new doctrine chief Archbishop Fernández

FULL TEXT: Pope Francis’ letter to new doctrine chief Archbishop Fernández

The announcement on July 1 that Pope Francis has named Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández to lead the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith was accompanied by a letter the Holy Father addressed to the Argentine theologian. While Fernández’s appointment came as a surprise to many, the pope’s letter also has attracted attention because of…

Pope Francis appoints Argentine Archbishop Fernández as head of doctrine dicastery

Pope Francis appoints Argentine Archbishop Fernández as head of doctrine dicastery

Pope Francis has named Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández, his longtime personal theologian and ghostwriter, to lead the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. The Argentine prelate succeeds Cardinal Luis Ladaria Ferrer, SJ, 79, who has been prefect of the dicastery since 2017. Fernández, almost 61, will take up his new post in the middle…

Vatican-ordered investigation targets Bishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas…

Vatican-ordered investigation targets Bishop Strickland of Tyler, Texas…

CNA, CBJ—The Vatican’s Dicastery for Bishops has completed a formal investigation of Bishop Joseph E. Strickland and the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, according to multiple media reports and confirmed by EWTN News. Apolstolic Visitation The inquiry, known as an apostolic visitation, marks a rare though not unprecedented intervention by Rome into a U.S. diocese and…

After surgery,Pope Francis is recovering in same hospital room where John Paul II was treated

After surgery,Pope Francis is recovering in same hospital room where John Paul II was treated

Pope Francis is recovering from abdominal surgery this week in the same hospital room where St. John Paul II was treated throughout his pontificate. The Vatican said on June 8 that Francis is “in good general condition, alert and breathing naturally” one day after his three-hour surgery to treat an incisional hernia. Pope Francis is…

Vatican bank reports significant profit adopting Catholic ethics

Vatican bank reports significant profit adopting Catholic ethics

According to a June 6, 2023, article by Religion News Service, the Vatican bank—once a symbol of financial malfeasance—has successfully rebranded itself as a pillar of transparency at the Vatican. The late Cardinal Pell of Australia, at the behest of Pope Francis, played a major role in radically transforming the Vatican bank policies and practices.…

Pope Francis names Curtis Martin of FOCUS and several other Americans to Dicastery for Evangelization

Pope Francis names Curtis Martin of FOCUS and several other Americans to Dicastery for Evangelization

American layman Curtis Martin, founder of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS), was named by Pope Francis to serve along with 13 other consultors as advisors to the members of the Dicastry of Evangelization. Since FOCUS was founded in 1998, it has grown to have hundreds of full-time student missionaries who serve tens of…

Coptic Patriarch to offer Orthodox Divine Liturgy in St. John Lateran Basilica

Coptic Patriarch to offer Orthodox Divine Liturgy in St. John Lateran Basilica

CNA—The head of the Coptic Church is scheduled to offer the Orthodox Divine Liturgy in the Catholic Archbasilica of St. John Lateran in Rome on May 14. According to Father Martin Browne, an official at the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, this liturgy will take place in the context of an official visit of…

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