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German cardinal under fire for admonishing priest over same-sex blessings

August 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Birgit Mock, a vice president of the ZdK, on July 31, 2023, attacked Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne for admonishing a priest his statements against blessing same-sex unions. / Synodaler Weg / Maximilian von Lachner

CNA Newsroom, Aug 1,… […]

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Archbishop Fernández on new role as Vatican’s doctrinal chief: ‘I will do it my way’

July 6, 2023 Catholic News Agency 18

Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández, pictured here in 2014, is the archbishop of La Plata, Argentina. He will take up his new post as prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith in September 2023. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Rome Newsroom, Ju… […]

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Conservative Anglican leaders reject archbishop of Canterbury over same-sex unions blessings

February 23, 2023 Catholic News Agency 6

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby addresses General Synod delegates during the debate on gay marriage at The Church House on Feb. 8, 2023, in London. / Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images

St. Louis, Mo., Feb 23, 2023 / 10:12 am (CNA).
A group o… […]

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BREAKING: Church of England votes to bless same-sex couples

February 9, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

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Denver, Colo., Feb 9, 2023 / 12:27 pm (CNA).
The Church of England’s governing body has voted to bless same-sex couples while leaving unchanged the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman in a mov… […]

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Church of England won’t recognize gay marriage but will allow certain ceremonies

January 19, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, gives a reading during the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Sept.19, 2022, in London. / Photo by Ben Stansall — WPA Pool/Getty Images

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 19, 2023… […]

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Cardinal Hollerich: Church blessings for same-sex unions not a settled matter

October 25, 2022 Catholic News Agency 41

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J., Archbishop of Luxembourg, speaks at a Vatican press conference, Aug. 26, 2022 / Vatican News YouTube Channel

Vatican City, Oct 25, 2022 / 11:05 am (CNA).
In an interview with Vatican media, Cardinal Jean-Cl… […]

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Cardinal Arinze explains why Belgian bishops can’t bless same-sex couples

September 26, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

Cardinal Francis Arinze. / Padre Mimmo Spatuzzi via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Denver Newsroom, Sep 26, 2022 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
The Belgian bishops’ introduction of blessing ceremonies for same-sex couples has drawn rebuke from Cardinal Francis A… […]

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Spanish bishop to Belgian bishops: The Church doesn’t have authority to bless gay unions

September 23, 2022 Catholic News Agency 10

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Denver Newsroom, Sep 23, 2022 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
The bishop of Orihuela-Alicante in Spain, José Ignacio Munilla, reminded the Belgian bishops that the blessing of gay unions goes against the teaching of the Catholic Church… […]

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As Anglican bishops gather, deep divisions over statement on banning same-sex marriage emerge

July 26, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Archbishop Justin Welby in Łódź, Poland, July 21, 2016. / Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk

CNA Newsroom, Jul 26, 2022 / 13:07 pm (CNA).
Following criticism from Anglican bishops, participants in the Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, England will be gi… […]

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German ‘Synodal Way’ meeting ends with call for same-sex blessings, change to Catechism on homosexuality

February 7, 2022 Catholic News Agency 19

The third Synodal Assembly of the ‘Synodal Way’ in Frankfurt, Germany, on Feb. 4, 2022. / Max von Lachner/Synodal Way.

Frankfurt, Germany, Feb 7, 2022 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
A plenary meeting of the German Catholic Church’s “Synodal Way” ended on Sa… […]

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