Catholic theology
Bulgarian Christians Mark Dormition of Mary
Tuesday marks the Dormition of the Holy Mother of God for Bulgaria's Orthodox Christians, reported bTV.
Known to Catholics and Anglicans as Assumption of Mary, the holiday marks the day Christians believe the mother of Christ passed away, aged 64, and was accepted in Heaven.
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Roman Catholic priests empowered to “forgive” abortion sin
On Monday, Pope Francis extended the power of Roman Catholic priests to forgive the “grave sin” of abortion, in what has been described by some as a “signature gesture” from the Catholic Church’s just-ended Jubilee Year of Mercy.
The power to forgive abortion was a right previously reserved only for bishops or special confessors.