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null / Credit: lunamarina/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 20, 2023 / 18:10 pm (CNA). Catholic bishops around the world are deeply divided on a Vatican declaration that permits nonliturgical blessings of homosexual couples: some bishops are welcoming the news, some are approaching it with caution, while others are outright refusing to implement it. In some countries, including…

The Missionaries of Charity convent located on the compound of Holy Family Parish, the only Catholic church in Gaza, was damaged by rocket fire on Dec. 16, 2023. / Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Jerusalem, Dec 20, 2023 / 17:20 pm (CNA). On Sunday, Dec. 17, the third Sunday of Advent, mother and daughter Nahida…

A blessing service at St. Augustin Catholic church in Würzburg, Germany, for couples, including those of the same-sex, May 10, 2021. / Gehrig/CNA Deutsch. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 20, 2023 / 14:00 pm (CNA). The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued a declaration titled Fiducia Supplicans on Dec. 18, which authorizes nonliturgical blessings of “same-sex couples”…