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Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
Vatican Responds to Widespread Backlash on Same-sex Blessing Directive
The Vatican’s doctrine office issued a response on Thursday to “clarify the reception of Fiducia Supplicans” amid widespread international backlash to the Vatican’s recent declaration on same-sex blessings.
Resistance to Same-sex Blessings Grows in Africa,But Bishops are Divided Globally
More than two weeks after the Vatican issued a declaration on blessings of same-sex couples, bishops remain divided over the controversial document.
Vatican Says Priests Can Bless Same-sex Couples Without Condoning their Lifestyles
The Vatican has issued new guidance on the topic of blessings of same-sex attracted people, stating that Catholic priests can bless same-sex couples as an expression of pastoral closeness without condoning their sexual relations.
Vatican Doctrine Office Encourages Single Mothers to Receive Communion after Confession
The Vatican’s doctrine office published a letter on Thursday confirming that single mothers can receive Communion after going to confession.
Vatican: Small Part of Cremated Ashes Can Be Kept in Personal Place in Certain Cases
The guidance came from a letter written by Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, who serves as the prefect for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Explainer: Why Can’t a Catholic Join the Freemasons?
The Vatican recently reaffirmed that active membership in Freemasonry by Catholics is not permissible.
Vatican Doctrine Office Reaffirms that Catholics Cannot Be Freemasons
The new document signed by Pope Francis and DDF Prefect Cardinal Victor Fernández was written in response to a bishop from the Philippines.
Vatican Doctrine Office: Transgender-identifying People Can be Baptized, Witness Marriages
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued the document in response to questions from a Brazilian bishop.
"Not much new" Will Come out of this Year’s Synod, Vatican’s Doctrine Chief Predicts
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández predicts that “those who expect big changes” to come out of this month’s Synod of Bishops will be “disappointed.”
Doctrine of Faith Prefect Appointee Welcomes Debate, Warns Bishops about “schism” Risks
Cardinal-elect Víctor Manuel Fernández, who is poised to take up his position as the head of the Vatican’s chief doctrinal office in the coming days, has signaled an openness to theological debates, saying they help deepen the Church’s understanding of the Gospel.
Pope Francis Thanks Spanish Jesuit Cardinal for Service at Dicastery for Doctrine of Faith
Pope Francis met with Cardinal Luis Ladaria on Tuesday morning to thank him for his six years as head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
"I will do it my way": Newly Appointed Head of Doctrine of Faith Dicastery
When asked about the controversy surrounding his recent appointment as the Vatican’s doctrinal chief, Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández responded: “I will do it ‘my way.’”
