Vatican reminds bishops of Holy Week guidelines during pandemic

As the Covid-19 pandemic nears its first full year, the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has reminded bishops that the guidelines it issued last year for celebrating the Holy Week and Easter liturgies would still be valid this year. Local bishops still must decide the best way to celebrate this important week... Read More

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June 22, 2020

Vatican urges Catholics to divest from fossil fuel companies

The Vatican has issued its first-ever set of comprehensive environmental guidelines, which are intended to be operational and suggest concrete ways for the Church to implement Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ groundbreaking encyclical on the care of our common home. The document, titled Journeying Towards Care for Our Common Home: Five Years After Laudato Si’, was... Read More

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June 10, 2020

Churchgoers could wear face coverings and book place at Mass in new guidelines

Churchgoers in Ireland may have to make online bookings to attend Mass and could be encouraged to wear face coverings when churches reopen at the end of the month. Under new guidelines published in a framework document, priests and parishes across Ireland are being asked to make a number of changes to prepare for public... Read More

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May 20, 2020

Church issues guidelines for Catholics on organ donation following change in law

The Church has issued guidelines for Catholics on organ donation following a change in the law. The Catholic Church has consistently encouraged its followers to consider organ donation, saying that the act of donating organs before or after death is considered a gift and an intrinsic good. However, on Wednesday 20th May, an opt-out system... Read More

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May 1, 2020

Spanish bishops’ conference releases post-pandemic guidelines

While the Spanish government prepares to ease lockdown restrictions, the country’s bishops released guidelines to prepare for a gradual return of the faithful to church while respecting norms that prevent the further spread of the coronavirus. In a statement released on 29th April, the executive committee of the Spanish bishops’ conference said it hoped the... Read More

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April 29, 2020

Houses of worship included in draft of White House’s reopening guidelines

A draft of guidelines the White House is preparing to issue about steps to take in reopening parts of the US that had been closed during the pandemic includes suggestions for reopening houses of worship. The section on faith communities says they “may consider and accept or reject” the guidelines, “consistent with their own faith... Read More

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October 11, 2019

Abortion guidelines for medics in Northern Ireland are ‘document of death’

A set of newly published abortion guidelines for medical professionals in Northern Ireland have been described as a “document of death”. The guidelines will come into effect on 22nd October 22nd unless the Northern Ireland Assembly is reconvened by 21st October. This is due to the forcing through of Labour MP Stella Creasy’s extreme abortion... Read More

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March 29, 2019

Pope issues new child protection law, guidelines for Vatican City State

To better protect minors and vulnerable adults from all forms of abuse and exploitation, Pope Francis approved a new law and a set of safeguarding guidelines for Vatican City State and the Roman Curia. Pope Francis established the new norms and legal, criminal and safeguarding procedures with an apostolic letter given ‘motu proprio’ (on his... Read More

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February 28, 2019

Vatican cardinal talks about guidelines for priests who father children

When the Vatican Congregation for Clergy developed guidelines a decade ago for handling cases of priests who father children, the first objective was to make it easier for those men to leave the priesthood to care for their children and be real dads, said the prefect of the congregation. Cardinal Beniamino Stella, congregation prefect (pictured),... Read More

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June 5, 2018

Vatican asks German bishops to set aside plans for Eucharistic sharing

Pope Francis has asked the Catholic bishops’ conference of Germany not to publish nationwide guidelines for allowing Protestants married to Catholics to receive Communion at Mass, but to continue having diocesan bishops judge specific situations. Greg Burke, director of the Vatican press office, confirmed the authenticity of a letter published on 4th June on the... Read More

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Vatican reminds bishops of Holy Week guidelines during pandemic

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Houses of worship included in draft of White House’s reopening guidelines

Abortion guidelines for medics in Northern Ireland are ‘document of death’

Pope issues new child protection law, guidelines for Vatican City State

Vatican cardinal talks about guidelines for priests who father children

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