by Andrea Gagliarducci Vatican City, Jun 6, 2022 / 04:46 am Under the Code of Canon Law, reformed in 1983, there are two types of consistories of cardinals: ordinary and extraordinary. An extraordinary consistory is celebrated in particular cases and all the world’s cardinals are called to take part. An …

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 12, 2022 / 06:00 am More than 70 bishops from around the world have released a “fraternal open letter” to Germany’s bishops warning that sweeping changes to Church teaching advocated by the ongoing process known as the “Synodal Path” may lead to schism. The letter expresses …

by CNA Staff Moscow, Russia, Mar 16, 2022 / 09:52 am Pope Francis discussed the Ukraine war on Wednesday with the head of the Russian Orthodox Church. The pope and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia addressed the conflict during a video conference call on March 16. The conversation, …

By CNA Staff Vatican City, Jun 10, 2021 / 05:40 am Pope Francis declined on Thursday the resignation of Cardinal Reinhard Marx, offered to him last month. In a June 10 letter, the pope asked the influential German cardinal to continue as archbishop of Munich and Freising. Writing in Spanish, …