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• News from the Vatican

  • Vatican reaffirms ‘no’ to birth control, IVF in new family compact
    On Tuesday the Vatican released a new Global Family Compact, which among other things condemned declining birth rates while reiterating the Church’s stance against the use of contraception and...
  • Vatican offers advice about trolls: ‘Don’t feed them’
    On Monday the Vatican’s department for communications released a lengthy new document reflecting on the risks and benefits of social media and the attitude of Christians who use them, saying the...
  • Pope rebounds after Friday fever, offers Pentecost Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica
    After clearing his schedule of public meetings and audiences Friday morning due to what the Vatican described as a fever, Pope Francis appeared to have rebounded quickly, presiding over Pentecost...
  • In Buenos Aires, Pope taps young bishop cut from his own cloth
    Pope Francis on Friday appointed his successor for the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, naming a bishop with extensive pastoral experience and who is also the latest in a series of relatively young...