Since Pope Francis’s influential 2015 encyclical on environmental stewardship, urging a departure from fossil fuels to combat climate change, hundreds of Catholic institutions worldwide have committed to divesting from oil, gas, and coal. However, despite this global trend, U.S. dioceses remain resolute in retaining their investments in fossil fuel assets. According to a Reuters review Read More…
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Vatican confirms ban on Catholics joining Freemasonry
The Vatican solidified its stance against Freemasonry, reaffirming the ban on Catholics joining the centuries-old secretive society. The Catholic Church, historically hostile towards Freemasonry, highlighted the irreconcilable differences between Catholic doctrine and Freemasonry, declaring it prohibited for faithful Catholics to be active members. “Incompatibility between Catholic doctrine and Freemasonry prohibits active membership by the faithful,” Read More…
Nigerian Archbishop appointed Secretary of Dicastery for Evangelisation by Pope
Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu of Nigeria has been named as the new Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelisation, as part of the Section for First Evangelisation and the New Particular Churches. The Holy See News Office made the papal appointment announcement on Wednesday. Archbishop Nwachukwu, the titular Archbishop of Acquaviva, has served as the Holy See’s Read More…
Crowds view former Pope Benedict’s body in St. Peter’s
Tens of thousands of mourners entered St. Peter’s Basilica in a constant stream on Monday to pay their respects to retired Pope Benedict XVI at the beginning of his three-day state burial. Benedict passed away on Saturday at the age of 95, in the remote Vatican monastery where he had been living since his shocking Read More…