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Special Report: XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

The XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops took place from October 4-25, 2015, in Vatican City.

Women's right to maternity leave must be protected, pope says

[caption id="attachment_14487" align="alignright" width="250"] Filipino mothers hold their newly born babies in Manila, March 4. Pope Francis said businesses are called to promote harmony between work and family for their employees, especially for women with children or who are starting families. (CNS photo/Ritchie B. Tongo, EPA) See POPE-WORK-MATE...

98 years since the Miracle of Fatima

The apparition of Our Lady at Fatima was followed by an unusual solar phenomenon, reported in newspapers and seen by many witnesses On October 13, 1917, approximately seventy thousand people, from all over Portugal, gathered in Fatima. For many weeks, the news of the apparition of the ?Lady? and the miracle she promised to do had spread and among ...

Pope Francis reforms the procedures for Declaration of Marriage Nullity

Motu proprio ?Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus? and ?Mitis et misericors Iesus?: the Pope reforms the procedures for declaration of marriage nullity Vatican City, 8 September 2015 (VIS) - ?Mitis Iudex Dominus Iesus? and ?Mitis et misericors Iesus?, on the reform of canonical processes for the declaration of nullity of marriage, in the Code of Canon Law (...

Pope streamlines the process for those seeking an annulment

Citing the need to make the process more pastoral, efficient and more affordable, Pope Francis has issued two documents amending the process for granting a declaration of invalidity of marriage, popularly known as an ?annulment.? This is a declaration by the authority of the Church that a valid marriage did not take place. The changes go into ef...

For Year of Mercy, pope extends possibilities for absolution

[caption id="attachment_13386" align="alignright" width="250"] Pope Francis, seen praying during his weekly audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Aug. 26, has issued a letter offering a series of instances in which absolution can be granted during the Year of Mercy. (CNS photo/Ettore Ferrari, EPA) See POPE-JUBILEE-FORGIVESept. 1, 2015.[/cap...

Pope Francis announces World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation - September 1

(Vatican Radio)