Faith Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:44:36 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Pope closes Ecclesia Dei, transfers pastoral care of traditionalist Catholics to CDF /faith/item/28809-pope-closes-ecclesia-dei-transfers-pastoral-care-of-traditionalist-catholics-to-cdf /faith/item/28809-pope-closes-ecclesia-dei-transfers-pastoral-care-of-traditionalist-catholics-to-cdf VATICAN – Pope Francis has closed the pontifical commission that had been responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics attached to the pre-Vatican II Mass, transferring the commission's tasks to a special section of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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There is intense anticipation in the Catholic Church — and no small amount of anxiety for traditionalists — over what Pope Francis will say about Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics in a key document expected in the coming weeks.

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