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Monsignor Gilles Wach (center), prior general of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, is received in private audience by Pope Francis on June 24, 2024. He is accompanied by Monsignor Rudolf Michael Schmitz, vicar general of the institute, and Canon Louis Valadier, provincial of France. / Credit: Courtesy of Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest

Pope Francis Meets with Leaders of Institute of Christ the King, a Latin Mass Group

Pope Francis on Monday met with three leaders of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest, an institute whose...

Delegates vote to approve a synthesis report at the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 28, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media

Theologians Conclude Evaluation of Synod Reports after Rome Meeting

A group of 20 theologians concluded an evaluation of 107 synod reports from national bishops’ conferences and Eastern Catholic Churches...

Vatican Cardinal Meets with Coptic Church Leader Over Same-sex Blessing Rift

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, who heads the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, met with the leader of the...

Pope Francis meets with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at the Vatican, Oct. 4, 2021. / Credit: Vatican Media

Orthodox Patriarch Anticipates Pope Francis Visit to Turkey for Council of Nicaea Anniversary

Pope Francis might be traveling to Turkey next year for the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, according...

Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas. / Credit: Diocese of Fort Worth; Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity Discalced Carmelite Nuns

Religious Association of Monasteries to Govern U.S. Carmelite Monastery in Yearlong Conflict with Bishop: Vatican

A Vatican letter to Bishop Michael Olson thanked him for his “heroic and thankless service to the local church and the Carmel...

Dome of St. Peter's basilica, Vatican City. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

Vatican Document on Human Dignity Condemns Gender Transition, Surrogacy, Abortion

The Vatican’s top doctrinal office issued a declaration on the theme of human dignity on Monday that addresses growing concerns...

Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter's Square, Oct. 5, 2016. | Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

A Timeline of Pope Francis’ 11 Years as Pope: PHOTOS

Pope Francis is the 266th successor of St. Peter. Here is a timeline of key events during his papacy.

Pan Ngath Orphanage (run by the Missionary Sisters of Charity) in Rumbek, South Sudan. | Credit: Sudan Relief Fund

One Year after Papal Visit, South Sudan Still Plagued by Violence

More than a year after Pope Francis visited South Sudan, the country is still plagued with high levels of violent...

90 Catholic Priests, Scholars Ask Church Leaders to Oppose Same-sex Blessings

The signatories claim that the declaration Fiducia Supplicans contradicts “both Scripture and the universal and uninterrupted Tradition of the Church.”

Bishop José Álvarez Lagos surrounded by police officers on Aug. 4, 2022. | Credit: Diocese Media TV Merced/Diocese of Matagalpa

Victims of Persecution Testify at International Religious Freedom Summit

The two-day annual event includes speakers who faced religious persecution and government officials who work to promote religious freedom globally. 

Pope Francis meets with members of the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. | Credit: Vatican Media

Africa a “special case”, Small Ideological Groups Oppose Same-sex Blessings: Pope Francis

Pope Francis suggested that the opposition to the Vatican’s approval of nonliturgical blessings for same-sex couples mostly comes from “small...

Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Recently Resurfaced Sexually Explicit Book by Doctrine of Faith Prefect Prompts Concerns

Some Catholics have raised concerns over both the tone and theology of a recently resurfaced sexually explicit book written by...

St. Arcadius. | Credit: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Today the Church honors 3 groups of martyrs as Christians worldwide continue to face persecution

On Jan. 12, we honor the feast days of several martyrs and groups of martyrs at a time when there...

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ACI Prensa

"I certainly would not write [that] now": Doctrine Prefect on His Sexually Explicit Book

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, one of the most powerful men in the Vatican, responded to criticism about a book he...

Resistance to Same-sex Blessings Grows in Africa,But Bishops are Divided Globally

More than two weeks after the Vatican issued a declaration on blessings of same-sex couples, bishops remain divided over the...

A screen grab from a video shared with ACI Africa that shows the parish house at St. Raphael Fadan Kamantan Catholic Church of the Diocese of Kafanchan in flames Sept. 7, 2023. | Credit: ACI Africa

Here’s where Christians continued to face persecution in 2023

Christians have been persecuted by adversarial groups since the time of the apostles, and in varied parts of the world...

Pope Francis meets with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Vatican on May 13, 2023, their first meeting since the start of the full-scale war with Russia. | Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis Speaks With Ukraine President about Peace Efforts

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the pontiff expressed “his wishes of peace — just peace for all of us” during...

Rev. Eugene F. Rivers III. | Credit: Ben P L from Provo, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Black Pentecostal Leader Urges Pope to Withdraw Same-sex Blessing Document

A prominent black Pentecostal leader is voicing his “solidarity” with African Catholics and urging Pope Francis to withdraw the new...

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Bishops Around the World Are Divided Over Vatican’s Same-sex Blessing Declaration  

Some bishops are welcoming the news, some are approaching it with caution, while others are outright refusing to implement it.

A blessing service at St. Augustin Catholic church in Würzburg, Germany, for couples, including those of the same-sex, May 10, 2021. | Credit: CNA Deutsch

TIMELINE: What Has the Catholic Church Said about Same-sex "blessings"?

Here’s a timeline of how the controversy over same-sex blessings has unfolded.