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vatican6 days ago•47 min saved

Vatican Assembly to Assess 'Amoris Laetitia' Amidst Declining Church Marriages

Pope Leo XIV has convened a week-long assembly of global bishops to evaluate the implementation of the 2016 exhortation 'Amoris Laetitia.' While the public debate centers on the controversial footnote regarding Communion for the divorced and remarried, Vatican officials emphasize that the primary focus is on the sharp decline in church marriages and the need for new pastoral strategies. The assembly aims to produce a synthesis report on how to better support families, rather than issuing a new doctrinal document.

via Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse|

#amoris-laetitia #catholic-family-policy #eucharistic-access

religion10 days ago•15 min saved

Vatican to Evaluate 'Amoris Laetitia' Implementation in October Assembly

Pope Leo XIV will convene a week-long assembly in October to evaluate the practical application of the 2016 apostolic exhortation 'Amoris Laetitia.' The meeting, scheduled for October 7-14, is not a synod but an 'evaluation assembly' designed to discern the Church's next steps regarding family ministry. It will feature representatives from all 115 episcopal conferences, 15 Eastern Catholic Churches, and 22 individuals personally invited by the Pope, including four from the United States. The goal is to assess the fruits and difficulties of implementing the document's guidelines over the past decade.

via The Pillar|

#amoris-laetitia #catholic-church #pope-leo-xiv

religion6 months ago•2 min saved

Pope Leo XIV Calls Global Bishops to Revisit Amoris Laetitia

Pope Leo XIV invites presidents of the world’s bishops’ conferences to Rome in October for a synodal-discernment on applying Amoris Laetitia to today’s families, a broader pastoral effort not tied to the ongoing Synod on Synodality.

via EWTN News|

#amoris-laetitia #bishops-conferences #families

religion3 years ago•4 min saved

"Pope Francis Appoints Argentine Archbishop Fernández as Head of Vatican Doctrine Office"

Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández, his longtime personal theologian and ghostwriter, as the head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Archbishop Fernández, known for his involvement in drafting key documents such as 'Evangelii Gaudium' and 'Amoris Laetitia,' will take up his new post in September. Pope Francis expressed his expectation for the archbishop to focus on "guarding the faith" and promoting theological knowledge, in contrast to past instances where the dicastery may have pursued doctrinal errors. Archbishop Fernández is a prolific writer and has been the archbishop of La Plata, Argentina, since 2018.

via National Catholic Register|

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