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Bishop Mendis of Sri Lanka: Marriage and family life are very important
The Salt + Light team in Rome spoke with Bishop Warnakulasurya V. Mendis of Chilaw, Sri Lanka. Bishop Mendis offers his thoughts on #synod14 and addresses the issue of remarried and divorced Catholics.
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Archbishop Dew: Let’s look for language that encourages people
The Salt + Light team in Rome spoke w/ Archbishop John Dew of Wellington, New Zealand. Archbishop Dew shares the message he brings to #synod14.
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Inside the Synod: Lay members share hope and vision for renewing family life
The Salt + Light team in Rome spoke with lay couple Jeff and Alice Heinzen from the Office of Marriage and Family Life and Natural Family Planning in the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. Jeff and...
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Meet the Cardinals: Edoardo Menichelli
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Instead of accepting the letter of resignation that the archbishop of Ancona-Osimo, Italy, submitted in October, Pope Francis named him a...
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Meet the Cardinals: John Dew
By Peter Grace Catholic News Service WELLINGTON, New Zealand (CNS) — Cardinal-designate John Dew of Wellington has appealed for a more pastoral approach for some of the family issues facing New...
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Coast to Coast: February 15 to February 21
Here are some of the stories getting attention across the country this week: In preparation for October’s Synod on the Family, the Vatican has asked bishops to consult as many lay people, priests and...
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Catholic Communications in the Age of Pope Francis
Below you will find the full text of Fr. Thomas Rosica’s inaugural address for the Catholic Press Month lecture presented by the Catholic Courier and El Mensajero Católico, at the Sacred Heart...
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Pope Francis Homily: Prayer Vigil for Synod of Bishops on the Family
On Saturday evening, October 3, 2015, Pope Francis led a prayer vigil prior to the opening of the 14th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Vocation and Mission of the Family in...
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Pope Francis’ Address at Commemorative Ceremony for the 50th Anniversary of...
Pope Francis’ Address at Commemorative Ceremony for the 50th Anniversary of the Synod of Bishops – FINAL TEXT October 17, 2015 Paul VI Audience Hall – Vatican City Your Beatitudes, Your Eminences,...
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Watch the Live Stream of Presentation of the Exhortation “Amoris Laetitia”...
Watch the Press Conference LIVE on Friday, April 8th 2016 at 5:30am ET. Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation on the family will be published on April 8th 2016. It is called, “Amoris Laetitia” latin for...
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Read Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation “Amoris Laetitia”
On Friday, April 8, 2016 Pope Francis released his Apostolic Exhortation on the family titled “Amoris Laetitia” (The Joy of Love.) Below find a summary of the document, along with a link to download...
View ArticleLay participants in the 2015 Synod respond to Amoris Laetitia
Pedro J. de Rezende and Ketty A. Rezende of the University of Campinas, Brazil were lay auditors at the 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family. In that capacity they had the opportunity to address the...
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Cardinal Wuerl Interview on Amoris Laetitia #VisibleSign
Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, and the Secretary for Pastoral Ministry and Social Concerns, Susan Timoney, STD, sit down to discuss Pope Francis’ post-synodal apostolic exhortation...
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‘Amoris Laetitia’ Turns One
CNS photo/Paul Haring It was April 8, 2016 when the post-synodal exhortation by Pope Francis Amoris Laetitia was first released at the Vatican. The text summarized the two synods on the family, one in...
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