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Pope Francis opens ministries of lector and acolyte to women: A CNA Explainer

January 11, 2021 CNA Daily News 1

Vatican City, Jan 11, 2021 / 11:45 am (CNA).- On Jan. 11, Pope Francis published an apostolic letter issued motu proprio (which means “on his own impulse” in Latin), modifying canon law regarding women’s access to the ministries of le… […]

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German Catholic archbishop asks Vatican to review his handling of abuse allegations

November 23, 2020 CNA Daily News 1

CNA Staff, Nov 23, 2020 / 04:00 am (CNA).- A German Catholic archbishop asked the Vatican Friday to review his handling of abuse allegations. 

Archbishop Stefan Heße of Hamburg wrote to the Congregation for Bishops Nov. 20 in connection wit… […]

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Pope Francis denounces clericalism, but his new motu proprio enables it

May 16, 2019 Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille 25

Just over a year ago, in looking at a minor liturgical change announced by Pope Francis, I drew on the work of D.W. Winnicott to help better understand some of the papal language about the […]

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What’s (not) in Pope Francis’s new accountability measures

May 11, 2019 Christopher R. Altieri 19

We spent most of Thursday learning what is in the new law, Vos estis lux mundi, after Pope Francis presented it to the public ahead of June 1st, the date on which is slated to […]

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Will Pope Francis’ reforms, aimed primarily at bishops, really work?

May 9, 2019 Christopher R. Altieri 15

The motu proprio, Vos estis lux mundi, which Pope Francis presented to the public on Thursday, goes into effect on June 1st. On paper, the new law is a sweeping reform of reporting requirements and […]

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Pope Francis’ letter to the Argentine bishops is in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis. Now what?

December 4, 2017 Edward N. Peters 16

Canon 915 and the fundamental sacramental and moral values behind it might be forgotten, ignored, or ridiculed, but unless and until that law is revoked […]

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