Vatican News

Pope Francis asks forgiveness for scandals in the Church

Vatican City, Oct 14, 2015 / 08:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis opened this Wednesday's general audience by apologizing for unspecified scandals that have recently arisen in the Vatican.

Speaking off-the-cuff, the Pope opened the gathering by saying: “Before beginning the catechesis, I would like, in the name of the Church, to ask your forgiveness for the scandals that, in these times, have fallen on Rome and the Vatican. I ask your forgiveness!”

Are those who strive for virtue the new minority? Cardinal Dolan thinks so

Vatican City, Oct 13, 2015 / 01:05 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Married couples who endure hardships together; gay men and women trying to live chastely; engaged couples who choose not to cohabitate. What do all these people have in common?

They’re all striving for holiness and, according to Cardinal Timothy Dolan, they’re the “new minority” to whom it is important to extend inclusion in the Church.

Pope Francis establishes new dorm for Rome's homeless men

Vatican City, Oct 13, 2015 / 03:16 am (CNA).- Pope Francis and his brother Jesuits in Rome have converted an old travel agency building into a new homeless shelter for men, just in time for the cold winter months.

The new dormitory is called “Gift of Mercy,” because mercy is “love’s second name,” Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, the Apostolic Almoner, told Vatican Radio.

He added that the initiative is a response to Pope Francis’ call to the faithful to care for the poor and the homeless.

Diverse synod groups united in concern over 'gender ideology'

Vatican City, Oct 13, 2015 / 12:46 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Despite the significant differences among the 13 small groups that are discussing the working document at the Synod on the Family, the majority are in agreement that gender ideology poses a serious challenge for families in the modern world.

Seven of the bishops’ working groups – which are divided by language – mention gender ideology as one of their major concerns and suggest that the synod’s working document does not sufficiently address the issue.

Cardinal Pell responds to reports of synod letter

Vatican City, Oct 12, 2015 / 01:39 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The text of a letter allegedly written by 13 cardinals to Pope Francis is inaccurate, said Cardinal George Pell, prefect of the Vatican's Secretariat for the Economy, adding that the contents of private documents should remain private.

“The list of signatories is wrong, and so is the content,” Cardinal Pell told CNA Oct. 12.

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