canon law

  • Indulgences, a Treasure to Recover

    The history of granting indulgences is not without its shadows and disedifying aspects. The Church, guided by the Holy Spirit, continues, despite criticism, to clarify its doctrine, purify its practice and invite the faithful to approach this experience of “the manifold grace of God” (1 Pet 4:10)....
  • Vatican seeks to define ‘crime of spiritual abuse’

    In a letter published November 25, Cardinal Victor Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, announced the creation of a working group aimed at defining “spiritual abuse” as a crime to combat “false mysticism.”...