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In a historic encounter at Asia's largest mosque, Pope Francis and Indonesia's grand imam Nasaruddin Umar signed a joint declaration on Sept. 5 calling on religious leaders to deepen their cooperation in order to fight climate change and dehumanization. 

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, dicastery prefect, authorized the local archbishop to issue a document so that the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows of Chandavila can "continue to offer to the faithful who wish to approach it, a place of interior peace, consolation, and conversion." The cardinal's letter titled, "A Light in Spain," was approved by the pope during an audience Aug. 22 and was published on the dicastery's website Aug. 23.

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, dicastery prefect, authorized the local archbishop to issue a document so that the Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows of Chandavila can "continue to offer to the faithful who wish to approach it, a place of interior peace, consolation, and conversion." The cardinal's letter titled, "A Light in Spain," was approved by the pope during an audience Aug. 22 and was published on the dicastery's website Aug. 23.

La Hna. Laura Vicuña Pereira Manso, vicepresidenta de la Conferencia Eclesial de la Amazonía, estima que las recientes declaraciones del papa sobre la oposición al diaconado de las mujeres no son la última palabra sobre este tema y resalta la importancia de continuar el diálogo durante el proceso sinodal. "El discurso de Francisco causó cierta perplejidad, pero una entrevista no es el magisterio de la Iglesia", dijo la hermana franciscana, cuyo trabajo —junto al de otras religiosas— en la región amazónica es de ministerio diaconal. 

La Hna. Laura Vicuña Pereira Manso, vicepresidenta de la Conferencia Eclesial de la Amazonía, estima que las recientes declaraciones del papa sobre la oposición al diaconado de las mujeres no son la última palabra sobre este tema y resalta la importancia de continuar el diálogo durante el proceso sinodal. "El discurso de Francisco causó cierta perplejidad, pero una entrevista no es el magisterio de la Iglesia", dijo la hermana franciscana, cuyo trabajo —junto al de otras religiosas— en la región amazónica es de ministerio diaconal. 

Franciscan Catechist Sr. Laura Vicuña Pereira Manso tells NCR the synod on synodality "will open up ways for us to continue the conversation."

Franciscan Catechist Sr. Laura Vicuña Pereira Manso tells NCR the synod on synodality "will open up ways for us to continue the conversation."

Pope Francis expressed firm opposition to the idea of ordaining Catholic women as deacons in a new U.S. television interview, raising doubts that the ongoing three-year synodal process could move forward on the issue.