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Canon Law
10 Questions (and answers) about Synod on Synodality’s Final Document
From its magisterial status to proposals on Church governance, here are answers to the most pressing questions about the Synod on Synodality’s final document.
The Synod on Synodality’s Final Document: What You Need to Know
The text also addresses accountability measures, calling for enhanced financial transparency, and protocols for abuse prevention.
German Catholics Write Letter to Rome Over Synodal Way, Warn of "serious scandal"
A Catholic committee has turned to the Vatican in an attempt to avoid a permanent Synodal Council to oversee the Church in Germany.
Pope Francis Changes Rules for Major Superiors of Religious Orders
The change allows religious brothers who are not priests to lead their religious communities with Vatican permission.
Pope Francis Updates Canon Law on Dismissal from Religious Institutes
The change follows sweeping reform of the Catholic Church’s penal sanctions.
Pope Francis Seeks "healthy decentralization" with New Changes to Canon Law
Pope Francis signed the motu proprio on the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Christmas Falls on a Saturday This Year. What Does That Mean for Mass Obligations?
This weekend, Latin rite Catholics have an obligation to attend Mass on both Christmas Day, Saturday, Dec. 25, and on the following day, Sunday, Dec. 26.
Pope Francis Unveils Sweeping Reform of Catholic Church’s Penal Sanctions
The Vatican published Tuesday major revisions to Book VI of the Code of Canon Law, which covers penal law in the Church, including sanctions related to clerical sexual abuse.
Why Religious Who Depart from Their Institutes in Africa Struggle to Fit in Secular World
Starting a new life after departing from a Religious Order or Society of Apostolic Life is an arduous task in Africa, according to a Catholic nun who has suggested different ways to assist Religious who embark on such transitions as they seek to fit in the secular world.
Pope Francis requires bishops to have Vatican permission for new diocesan religious institutes
Pope Francis has changed canon law to require a bishop to have permission from the Holy See prior to establishing a new religious institute in his diocese, further strengthening Vatican oversight in the process.
South African Prelate Encourages Training of Female Theologians in Women’s Month Message
A Catholic Bishop in South Africa has lauded women who assume ministerial roles in the absence of their Clergy and urged the Church in the Southern African country to find ways of encouraging more women to take up leadership positions in the Church, including enrolling for theology classes.
Parish Church in Tanzania’s Morogoro Diocese Closed Over Desecration
St. Mary’s Modeco, one of the parishes in Tanzania’s Catholic diocese of Morogoro was closed early this week following an incident of desecration during the early hours of Monday, April 27, and Mass is being celebrated at the parish hall, Priests ministering at the parish have told ACI Africa.
Fighting for “a more just and fraternal Gabon” an Ambition of Newly Installed Archbishop
Fighting for a society that is governed by justice and fraternity is one of the of primary “ambitions” of the recently installed Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Libreville in Gabon, Jean-Patrick Iba-Ba.
Analysis: The Sacramental Shutdown, Coronavirus, and Canon Law
The coronavirus pandemic has caused disruption around the world. To politics, economics, and to the life of the Church: most especially to the steady regularity of her sacramental life, which many Catholics see as the anchor of consistency amid a world of chaos.
Lesotho Prime Minister Murder Case Could Have Canon Law Consequences
Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has been charged with the murder of his estranged former wife. The trial could also have an canonical consequence for Thabane and his second wife.
Pope Francis: Canon Law Revision Project is Concluding
Pope Francis said on Friday that canon law can be like medicine, because justice is healing for the entire Church. The pope also said that a long-running process of revising canon law’s penal norms has come to an end, suggesting that major revisions to the Code of Canon Law could soon be issued.
“It is forbidden to distribute, receive Holy Communion in the hands”: Ugandan Archbishop
In what could be considered a controversial move, the Archbishop of Kampala in Uganda, has issued a decree forbidding the reception of Holy Communion in the hand in order to promote reverence for the Eucharist and to stop “abuses.
