Angelus News | January 12, 2024 | Vol. 9 No. 1
On the cover: The Vatican’s new document Fiducia Supplicans on blessings for those in same-sex or “irregular” relationships has probably left the average Catholic with more questions than answers. What does it really say, and why is it so controversial? On Page 10, we break down the saga of the document’s reception with a sampling of some key reactions that illustrate what’s at stake. On Page 20, John Allen explains why the impact of Fiducia on the global Church may be more limited than we think.
On the cover: The Vatican’s new document Fiducia Supplicans on blessings for those in same-sex or “irregular” relationships has probably left the average Catholic with more questions than answers. What does it really say, and why is it so controversial? On Page 10, we break down the saga of the document’s reception with a sampling of some key reactions that illustrate what’s at stake. On Page 20, John Allen explains why the impact of Fiducia on the global Church may be more limited than we think.
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<strong>January</strong> <strong>12</strong>, <strong>2024</strong><br />
<strong>Vol</strong>. 9 • <strong>No</strong>. 1<br />
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ON THE COVER<br />
SHUTTERSTOCK<br />
The Vatican’s new document Fiducia Supplicans on blessings<br />
for those in same-sex or “irregular” relationships has probably<br />
left the average Catholic with more questions than answers.<br />
What does it really say, and why is it so controversial? On Page<br />
10, we break down the saga of the document’s reception with<br />
a sampling of some key reactions that illustrate what’s at stake.<br />
On Page 20, John Allen explains why the impact of Fiducia on<br />
the global Church may be more limited than we think.<br />
THIS PAGE<br />
ESTEBAN HERNANDEZ<br />
Children dressed up for their annual Christmas<br />
play from St. John the Evangelist Church<br />
in South LA paid a visit to Nazareth House,<br />
a Catholic retirement home for seniors near<br />
West LA, on Dec. 27. The kids sang Christmas<br />
carols and performed short Nativity-related<br />
skits for the home’s residents for the<br />
first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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