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Analysis: The Sacramental Shutdown, Coronavirus, and Canon Law

Mar 26, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has caused disruption around the world. To politics, economics, and to the life of the Church: most especially to the steady regularity of her sacramental life, which many Catholics see as the anchor of consistency amid a world of chaos.

Pope Francis speaks in the Vatican's synod hall, Oct. 7, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Analysis: Will Francis Send Amazon Celibacy Decision up the River?

Feb 3, 2020

A leaked draft of an anticipated apostolic exhortation on the Amazon started a flurry of speculation last week that Pope Francis plans to allow the ordination of married men to the priesthood for ministry in the region.

Catholic Analysis

Analysis: The Sacramental Shutdown, Coronavirus, and Canon Law

Analysis: Will Francis Send Amazon Celibacy Decision up the River?

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