Pope Leo Calls Bishops to Rome to Discuss Families, ‘Amoris Laetitia’ in October
Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on marriage and the family, followed two contentious synods at the Vatican dominated by debate over divorce.
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Flemish Bishops’ Document Undermines the Spiritual Quest of Homosexual People, Belgian Theologians Warn
NEWS ANALYSIS: Critics of the recent text proposing a liturgy for blessings of same-sex couples note that the Belgian bishops are adopting an erroneous interpretation of Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation ‘Amoris Laetitia.’
Pope Francis Places His Stamp on the College of Cardinals
NEWS ANALYSIS: But only time will tell what this means at a future conclave when the cardinals return to Rome to elect a new pope from among their ranks.
Unpacking Justice Alito’s Soundly Constitutional and Philosophically Coherent Dobbs Opinion
COMMENTARY: Alito’s opinion in Dobbs buries the ‘sweet-mystery’ court preferred by Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Understanding Pope Francis: It’s the Moral Theology, Stupid
COMMENTARY: Something serious does seem to be afoot with this papacy that differs markedly from its predecessors, and that ‘something’ is a revolutionary change in moral theology.
New JPII Institute President: My Stance on ‘Humanae Vitae’ Was Misinterpreted
“The institute that bears his name must study marriage and the family with this same breadth of vision, because the family is at the interface of all the human realities that Christ came to welcome, elevate and save.”
John Paul II Institute No Longer Reflects the Aims of Its Namesake, Critics Contend
Since its refounding in 2017, the institute’s main focus is to promote the work of the family synods of 2015-2016 and Pope Francis’ document Amoris Laetitia.
Amoris Laetitia Year: Pope Francis Says Church Must Defend the Family
Pope Francis’ video message was played during a webinar entitled “Our Daily Love,” organized by the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life; the Diocese of Rome; and the John Paul II Pontifical Theological Institute.
Is It the Year of St. Joseph or ‘Amoris Laetitia’ or Both?
COMMENTARY: From the outset there has been something strange with the Vatican’s non-rollout of the Year of St. Joseph. And it is creating another unnecessary controversy.
Professor: With New President, JPII Institute Should be Renamed ‘Amoris Laetitia Institute’
The institute was founded in 1981 as a center for the study of Christian anthropology and theology, in light of the philosophical ideas expressed in the Polish pope’s work “Love and Responsibility,” and his teaching cycle known as the “Theology of the Body.”
