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Albrecht von Boeselager. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Rome, Italy, Jan 20, 2022 / 06:25 am (CNA). A top Order of Malta official has said that he won’t join a working group on the reform of the 1,000-year-old institution, citing a threat to its sovereig...
The flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. / AM113 via Shutterstock.Rome, Italy, Jan 19, 2022 / 04:20 am (CNA).Fra' Marco Luzzago, the Lieutenant of the Order of Malta, delivered his annual address to the diplomatic corps accredited to the order on Jan. 11, five years into a reform process launched by Pope Francis.Standing at a podium at the Magistral Villa in Rome, he hinted at some issues regarding the sovereign status of the body known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Fra' Marco Luzzago. . Order of Malta.Recalling at length the works of mercy performed by the order's membe...
Pope Francis' general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Jan. 19, 2021. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.Vatican City, Jan 19, 2022 / 05:10 am (CNA).Pope Francis has encouraged people to encounter God's mercy in the Sacrament of Reconciliation, with a reminder that the tender forgiveness of God is greater than the "ugliest" sin."God is not afraid of our sins, he is greater than our sins," the pope said in his general audience on Jan. 19."God always forgives: put this in your head and heart. God always forgives. We are the ones who get tired of asking for forgiveness. Bu...
Cardinal Kurt Koch and Cardinal Mario Grech. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA and Diocese of Gozo via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Vatican City, Jan 18, 2022 / 04:05 am (CNA).The Vatican has issued a letter asking Catholic bishops to invite local Orthodox and Protestant leaders to participate in the diocesan stage of the two-year process leading to the 2023 Synod on Synodality. Cardinal Mario Grech, the general secretary of the Synod of Bishops, and Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, wrote a letter together asking Catholic dioceses to embrace the "ecu...
The Vatican Museums. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.Vatican City, Jan 13, 2022 / 04:10 am (CNA).Visitors to the Vatican Museums must show a pass certifying full vaccination or recovery from COVID-19 and wear medical-grade masks under new measures announced on Wednesday. A decree issued on Jan. 5 by Archbishop Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, president of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, said that every visitor to the museum must present a Super Green Pass and wear an FFP2 mask, the European equivalent of an N95. The rules, introduced in light of "the worsening of the emergency health situ...