Key extracts from Familiaris Consortio
Key extracts from Familiaris Consortio, the Apostolic Exhortation of Pope John Paul II promulgated following the 1980 Synod of Bishops…
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Catechesis, not confusion, needed to reclaim families for Church, says Cardinal Burke
Cardinal Raymond Burke, prefect of the Apostolic Signatura (the Church’s highest judicial authority, has given a wide-ranging and particularly hard-hitting…
READ MORECardinal Brandmüller says family care must conform to doctrine
Cardinal Walter Brandmüller, president emeritus of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences, has given a strong interview to the Catholic…
READ MORESynod: radical Bonny proposals rejected comprehensively in response by pro-life coalition
Rome, 6 October 2014: Radical proposals by a Belgian bishop for the family Synod in Rome have been rejected comprehensively…
READ MORESynod is time to remember, not abandon, Church teaching on homosexuality
ROME, 4 October 2014: The Synod on the Family is a time to remember, not abandon, the Catholic Church’s teachings…
READ MOREPro-family coalition condemns bizarre Synod proposal by Algerian bishop
ROME, 3 October 2014: An international coalition of pro-family groups has condemned the bizarre proposals of an Algerian bishop in…
READ MORESynod on the Family: potential for great hope or risk for Church and the world, says coalition
ROME, 2 October 2014: The Extraordinary Synod on the Family risks confusing Catholics and non-Catholics worldwide on Catholic teaching on…
READ MORESynod: strong lead by Cardinals Burke and Muller hailed by pro-family coalition
ROME, 2 October 2014: The strong statements given by Cardinals Raymond Burke and Gerhard Muller in the lead-up to next…
READ MORESynod must affirm Church teaching “without ambiguity”, says pro-family group
29 September 2014: The impending Synod on the Family must affirm Catholic Church teaching “clearly and without ambiguity”, says a…
READ MOREForeword by Cardinal Pell to new book on the family
Cardinal George Pell, archbishop emeritus of Sydney and one of the most senior cardinals in the pontificate of Pope Francis,…
READ MOREDr Joseph Shaw on “Annulment reform: the problems”
Dr Joseph Shaw is a Fellow of St Benet’s, the Benedictine hall of Oxford University, a member of Oxford University’s…
READ MOREMonsignor Ignacio Barreiro on the Synod’s working document
Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro Carámbula, Doctor of Dogmatic Theology and head of the Rome office of Human Life International (HLI), written…
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