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A new(ish) statute for the Vatican bank: Here’s what it means

March 7, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

The Institute for the Works of Religion, commonly known as the Vatican bank. / Andrea Gagliarducci/CNA.

Rome Newsroom, Mar 7, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis on Tuesday issued a new statute for the so-called Vatican bank (officially the Ins… […]

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Behind the scenes and between the lines: Cardinals debate laity, power, synodality

August 31, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Almost 200 cardinals answered the call to the extraordinary consistory in August 2022. / Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Aug 31, 2022 / 07:41 am (CNA).
There were no press conferences, reports, or sensational announcements at the end of the extrao… […]

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How Pope Francis is changing the shape of the Roman Curia

August 19, 2022 Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency 20

Pope Francis in April 2022 / Daniel Ibáñez / CNA

Rome Newsroom, Aug 19, 2022 / 04:50 am (CNA).
The new round of promotions and demotions in the Vatican is the consequence of two decisions recently taken by Pope Francis: Firstly, the publication… […]

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Are these the two women Pope Francis will appoint to the Dicastery of Bishops?

July 11, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

null / Bohumil Petrik/CNA.

Vatican City, Jul 11, 2022 / 01:11 am (CNA).
The two new female members of the Dicastery of Bishops are likely two religious sisters already well-known in the Vatican, a source has told Catholic News Agency.Pope Franc… […]

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Pope Francis announces appointment of women to committee selecting new bishops

July 6, 2022 Catholic News Agency 5

Sr. Alessandra Smerilli (second from left) and Sr. Nathalie Becquart (third from left) pose with Pope Francis and others during the youth synod in 2018. / Daniel Ibáñez / CNA

Vatican City, Jul 6, 2022 / 05:59 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has said he … […]

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We have a new Vatican constitution, but where are the new curial appointments?

June 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica on the Solemnity of Pentecost, June 5, 2022. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Jun 16, 2022 / 03:40 am (CNA).
The curial revolution seems to be on pause — though it is not clear for how long. After the new Vati… […]

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Pope Francis has begun a wave of new appointments at the Vatican

April 26, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on June 4, 2014. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Vatican City, Apr 26, 2022 / 11:45 am (CNA).
With the appointment of two secretaries at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and the confirmation… […]

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Praedicate evangelium: Things you might have missed in the new Vatican constitution

March 21, 2022 Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency 12

Pope Francis with members of the Roman Curia, Dec. 23, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Mar 21, 2022 / 06:00 am (CNA).
The new Vatican constitution unveiled by Pope Francis on Saturday is, at first sight, a pastoral turning point.There are … […]

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Pope Francis changes structure of Vatican doctrinal office

February 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency 11

The Palazzo del Sant’Uffizio, the seat of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. / Jim McIntosh via Wikimedia (CC BY 2.0).

Vatican City, Feb 14, 2022 / 04:35 am (CNA).
Pope Francis on Monday reorganized the internal structure o… […]

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Is the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith undergoing a general overhaul?

January 11, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

null / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Jan 11, 2022 / 13:01 pm (CNA).
On Jan. 10, Pope Francis appointed Archbishop Giacomo Morandi, who had served as secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith since 2017, as bishop of the diocese… […]

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