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Vatican: Beijing Has Breached Pact on Bishop Appointments

Tristan Vanheuckelom November 28, 2022

This latest incident confirms that with respect to non-statist ideology on its turf, the Chinese Communist Party prefers to maintain a vice-like grip.

Cardinal Joseph Zen on Trial

Hélène de Lauzun September 29, 2022

Cardinal Zen’s arrest in May sparked a wave of international outrage, in contrast to the Vatican’s relative discretion on the matter. This ‘prudence,’ which could be viewed as excessive, provides the morally murky atmosphere necessary for the Vatican to renew the agreement with communist China.

China and Vatican to Renew Their Agreement

Hélène de Lauzun September 25, 2022

Some people think things have only gotten worse since the 2018 agreement was signed. Vatican diplomacy defends it as a way to protect the Church’s presence in China, even if unsatisfactory.

A Motu Proprio Designed to Weaken Opus Dei

Hélène de Lauzun July 28, 2022

The reform implemented by Ad charisma tuendum is part of a larger trend to hamper institutions and practices that could be classified as rooted in tradition.

Vatican Obstructs German Church’s ‘Synodal Path’

Tristan Vanheuckelom July 27, 2022

Members of this ‘Synodal Path,’ a group made up of equal numbers of German bishops and lay Catholics, have called for allowing priests to be married, women to become deacons, and same-sex couples to receive the Church’s blessing.

Beyond Papolatry

Sebastian Morello July 19, 2022

If the Church as we know it is to survive, it must change course immediately. I have no doubt that in any future attempt to salvage what is left of it, Kwasniewski’s analyses will be invaluable.

Pope Criticized Over Hong Kong

Tristan Vanheuckelom July 12, 2022

Pope Francis, in his attempt at perfecting the art of the deal, might soon learn that endless compromise with Beijing will guarantee Catholicism’s demise.

Vatican Issues Silver Coin Featuring Vaccination Motif

David Boos June 28, 2022

The silver coin leaves very little to the imagination; it depicts a doctor, a nurse, and a “young person” who is “ready to receive the vaccine”—a “theme that is very close to Pope Francis’ heart.”

The Wrong Kind of Diversity: Vatican Suspends Ordinations in Toulon

Hélène de Lauzun June 5, 2022

A choice of diversity and openness—to use concepts that should be in vogue—has worked to reverse the aging trend in apostolic vocations in Bishop Rey’s diocese. But the decision from Rome proves that the Pope, and he alone, determines what passes for diversity and openness.

Vatican Priests Develop New Theory of Gravity During Big Bang

David Boos May 17, 2022

Two scientists from the Vatican Observatory have proposed a new theory to describe how gravity worked during the Big Bang. “Our universe appears mathematically ordered and harmonious.”

Tag: Vatican

Vatican: Beijing Has Breached Pact on Bishop Appointments

Cardinal Joseph Zen on Trial

China and Vatican to Renew Their Agreement

A Motu Proprio Designed to Weaken Opus Dei

Vatican Obstructs German Church’s ‘Synodal Path’

Beyond Papolatry

Pope Criticized Over Hong Kong

Vatican Issues Silver Coin Featuring Vaccination Motif

The Wrong Kind of Diversity: Vatican Suspends Ordinations in Toulon

Vatican Priests Develop New Theory of Gravity During Big Bang

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