After the Coptic Church in Egypt earlier this year severed dialogue with the Vatican over its declaration approving blessings for those in same-sex unions, the pope’s doctrine czar has traveled to Cairo an in attempt to smooth things over.
In a ruling that in-part closes a year-long saga that at times had gotten ugly in the public sphere, the Vatican has overturned a decree from Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, dismissing Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach from the Carmelite Order.
As the UK prepares for elections on July 4, the bishops of England and Wales say Gospel values “puts the common good before self-interest.”
