Querida Amazonia
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Pope Francis says Amazon synod was for discernment, not fighting on married priests
Pope Francis did not approve a proposal to ordain married men in the Amazon region because the idea was discussed,... Read more
Analysis: 'Querida Amazonia' and the German synod
Following the German reaction to Querida Amazonia, it is not clear what, if anything, could bring their synodal discussions to... Read more
Francis 'would be disappointed' by focus on priestly ordination of married men
The Archbishop of Armagh said Thursday that the pope's apostolic exhortation on the Amazon was foremost a call to preserve... Read more
5 things to know about 'Querida Amazonia'
Here are five things to know about Querida Amazonia. Read more
‘A lack of courage’: Germans divided over Pope Francis’ Amazonian exhortation
German Church leaders have offered markedly distinct responses to Querida Amazonia, the apostolic exhortation on the Amazon region released by... Read more
Vatican officials: 'Querida Amazonia' is magisterium, Amazon synod's final doc is not
Pope Francis' post-synodal exhortation on the Amazon is part of ordinary magisterium -- that is official Church teaching -- while... Read more
Inculturation is a 'necessary process' in the Amazon, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis has highlighted the need for spiritual inculturation in the Amazon region, and praised indigenous expressions of religiosity, while... Read more
In Querida Amazonia, pope calls for women in Church leadership, but not diaconate
Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the Amazon calls for women in the South American region to be included in new... Read more
Querida Amazonia: What Pope Francis said, and didn't, on priesthood and marriage
While Pope Francis was expected to focus in the apostolic exhortation published today on a proposal to ordain married priests... Read more
Pope Francis' Amazon exhortation calls for holiness, not married priests
Pope Francis published his response to the Vatican’s 2019 Amazon synod in an apostolic exhortation Wednesday. Despite widespread speculation following... Read more
