French bishops instruct priests to refrain from blessing homosexual couples — By: Catholic News Agency

Rennes Cathedral in Rennes, France, is the seat of the Archbishop of Rennes, Dol, and Saint-Malo. / Credit: Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 5, 2024 / 14:56 pm (CNA). Nine bishops from France have instructed priests in their dioceses that they may bless homosexual individuals but should refrain from blessing same-sex couples, following new Vatican…

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Cardinal Becciu speaks of ‘drawing up a balance sheet’ of one’s life before God in homily — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Angelo Becciu. / Credit: Claude Truong Ngoc, CC BY SA 40 via Wikimedia Commons Vatican City, Jan 5, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). After being convicted on several counts of embezzlement of Vatican funds, Cardinal Angelo Becciu gave a New Year’s Eve homily recommending the congregation draw up “a balance sheet” of one’s personal…

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SEEK24 speakers see ‘radical openness’ to Jesus among young conference attendees — By: Catholic News Agency

Approximately 24,000 people participate in Eucharistic adoration at the SEEK24 conference Jan. 3, 2024, in St. Louis. / Credit: Jonah McKeown/CNA St. Louis, Mo., Jan 4, 2024 / 18:00 pm (CNA). Young Catholics attending the SEEK24 conference are expressing an openness to letting Jesus deeper into their lives, several of the headlining speakers told CNA…

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Peruvian Bishop Escudero delivers comprehensive critique of blessing irregular couples — By: Catholic News Agency

Monsignor Rafael Escudero is bishop of the Territorial Prelature of Moyobamba in Peru. / Credit: EWTN Noticias ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 4, 2024 / 18:20 pm (CNA). Issuing an energetic and thoroughgoing critique of Fiducia Supplicans, Bishop Rafael Escudero of Peru has ordered his priests to “not perform any form of blessing” for same-sex couples…

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