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The Pope sings of love and the purity of the soul in the Assumption of Mary

León XIV has returned to Castelgandolfo to celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The glorification of Mary in soul and body teaches us that our true beauty lies in showing, even in our flesh, the signs of love that has no end, he stated in a beautiful homily.
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Francisco Otamendi

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the priest

"An immature person is not fit for the clergy or for marriage."

Maria José Atienza

17 Feb 2022
ouellet celibacy

Cardinal Marc OuelletThe real cause of abuse is not celibacy, but lack of self-control and affective imbalance".

In this interview for Omnes, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, affirms that celibacy is not the cause of abuse, but rather the lack of self-control and affective imbalance of some priests. He argues that celibacy is justified in a vision of faith: it is a confession of faith in the divine identity of Christ who calls, and a response to his call of love.

Maria José Atienza / Giovanni Tridente

17 Feb 2022
ouellet celibacy

Kardinal Marc OuelletThe real cause of the abuse is not the zolibat, but rather the Mangel an Selbstbeherrschung and the emotional instability".

In this interview for everyone, Cardinal Marc Ouellet, head of the Bischofskongregation, emphasizes that the Bible is not the cause of the abuse, but rather the source of self-destruction and the emotional instability of a priest. He argues that the Zölibat is part of a vision of the faith: it is an acknowledgement of the faith in the divine identity of Christ, which is the source, and an answer to the call of love.

Maria José Atienza

17 Feb 2022

Papa Francesco spiega la figura del sacerdote in un importante Congresso a Roma

The pontiff opened the International Symposium "For a fundamental theology of the priesthood" in the Vatican with a conference in which he referred to his fifty years of priesthood and highlighted the essential elements of the priest.

Nicolás Álvarez de las Asturias

17 Feb 2022
curia reform

Pope Francis reforms the structure of the Doctrine of the Faith

This reform gives greater strength and autonomy to each section - Doctrinal and Disciplinary - in favor of evangelization and the promotion of the faith, without diminishing disciplinary activity.

David Fernández Alonso

14 Feb 2022
minors

Pope strengthens the fight against abuse

Maria José Atienza

13 Feb 2022
pandemic young people

The effects of the pandemic on young people and how to overcome them.

Pope Francis gave an interview to Italian television in which he addressed important issues such as immigration, social emergencies and the future of the Church, among others.

Giovanni Tridente

9 Feb 2022
palliative care

"Privilege care for all, so that the weakest are not discarded."

In his general audience catechesis on Wednesday, February 9, Pope Francis stressed the value of palliative care, but also the immorality of "therapeutic incarnation", once everything possible has been done to care for the sick person, since "we cannot avoid death".

David Fernández Alonso

9 Feb 2022

Avoiding the logic of opposition

Christians must be the first to avoid the logic of opposition and simplification, seeking understanding and accompaniment. This is what Pope Francis has assured before representatives of Catholic media gathered at the International Consortium "Catholic Fact-Checking".

Giovanni Tridente

3 Feb 2022
abu dhabi

Inauguration of nunciature in Abu Dhabi, for the United Arab Emirates

With the Mass inaugurating the papal representation activity, the proximity of the Holy Father to the Catholic community of the Arabian Peninsula is further manifested.

David Fernández Alonso

3 Feb 2022

Pope's Travels

The day I was a Swiss Guard

Papua New Guinea, second stop on Pope Francis' trip
Mongolia

“You don’t need to be rich or powerful, just have love,” says the Pope in Mongolia
Pope Francis Bahrain

Pope Francis in Marseille, plurality as a resource
Hungary Pope

Hungary: Pope Francis' next destination
Pope Congo's journey

Poverty, tensions and women: challenges ahead of the Pope's visit to Africa
Pope's trip to Congo and Sudan

The Catholic Church in Congo and South Sudan
Congo

The Pope travels to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. “Mbote François”, Okay, now, welcome!
Pope Francis Bahrain

Pope Francis and initiatives for dialogue with Islam
Pope Francis Bahrain

Interreligious and ecumenical dialogue, a weapon to defuse any conflict

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Holywins: una alternativa alegre y católica a Halloween

Omnes Editorial Staff
pensamiento político san agustín

¿Cuál es el pensamiento político de san Agustín?

Santiago Leyra Curiá
Centenary of Our Lady of Fatima, 2017

Miracles of the Virgin Mary and nature: 'the sun danced', snowfalls, flowers…

Francisco Otamendi
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