VATICAN — Holy Father Francis has appointed Bishop Giorgio Demetrio Gallaro as the new Secretary of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches. Published on Tuesday February 25, 2020 at noon Italian time in the Sala Stampa, the former Bishop of the Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi di Sicilia was appointed to the rank of titular Archbishop as well.

I have been asked by many of my parishioners about the need to confess their sins, questions like, "What must I say when I come to confession? What do I have to confess? Of what I believe I do wrong, are some of them really sins? What is the definition of a grave sin? What is a venial sin? When and how often do I have to go to confession?” With those questions in mind, this article is the first in a series through which I will provide important answers to important questions in the field of moral theology and bioethics based on the teaching of the Catholic Church. READ MORE.

See the complete regulations and directives binding Byzantine Catholics of Eparchy of Parma for the Great Lent 2020.

As Christians, believing in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, we should realize that those who are deceased are with us and are part of our church in the same way as those who live on this earth. And so we do not pray only for them, but they are also praying for us. As someone asks their friends for prayer and at the same time he prays for them, also we pray for one another without any concern that we are separated by death.