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May 18, 2023 · Francis’ new constitution is the third Fundamental Law since 1929, the year in which the Vatican City State was founded with the Lateran Treaty. A Service of EWTN News, Inc.
Feb 5, 2024 · Changing words in sacraments can make them invalid, dicastery warns. The Catholic Church "celebrates with faithful love and veneration the sacraments that Christ himself has entrusted to her" and cannot allow priests or other ministers to make changes at will. Pope Francis baptizes a baby during Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Jan. 7 ...
Jan 23, 2024 · The cardinal went on to blame priests for promoting the traditional liturgy, instead of lay Catholics expressing a sincere preference of their own. “All of a sudden [a priest has] created the need in places where there wasn't a need there,” Gregory said. “So I think that the Holy Father is right to say: deal with the priests.”
The politics behind the founding of Vatican City were complex, with various factors at play including Italian unification, fascism, World War II, and the Cold War. The Vatican found itself caught up in these larger historical currents but managed to navigate them skillfully. Today, the city-state remains an important center for religion and ...
Feb 29, 2024 · Vatican City, 29 February, 2024 / 12:10 pm (ACI Africa). The Vatican has released Pope Francis’ schedule for Holy Week 2024, which will include five papal liturgies, Stations of the Cross at the Colosseum, and other traditions to mark the most sacred week of the year. Easter is the highest feast in the Catholic Church, known as the ...
St. Peter in Gallicantu (i.e., “cock’s crow”) is the traditional site of Caiaphas’s Palace, where Jesus was taken following his arrest in Gethsemane to be judged of the leaders of the Jews: Caiaphas (the high priest), Annas (Caiaphas’s father-in-law), and the Sanhedrin (the authoritative body of Jewish leaders).
Nov 12, 2021 · St. Peter's Basilica is a stunning work of art and one of the largest churches in the world (in fact it is the largest Cathedral in the world by internal area). While visiting the Vatican City, many people only visit St. Peters and the Sistine Chapel, but there are many other rooms in the Vatican that tourists are not normally allowed to see .
