“According to members of the Curia, such an event has not been seen for a long time. So, why has Pope Francis summoned the bishops of Spanish dioceses to Rome November 28? Indeed, many of the main parties concerned are quite perplexed when it comes to answering this question.â€
“Pope Francis has called all the Catholic bishops of Spain to a meeting at the Vatican later this month, an extremely rare convocation that has not occurred since a similar meeting in 2018 with the entire episcopate of Chile. â€
“The "Beatitudes for Bishops" come from the homily Archbishop Domenico Battaglia of Naples gave last month during the ordination of his three auxiliary bishops. After offering these "beatitudes" to the members of the CEI, the pope spent two hours with them in closed door talks.â€
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Why Pope Francis has summoned all Spanish bishops to Rome
Pope summons Spanish bishops to the Vatican
Pope challenges Church’s pastors with "Beatitudes for Bishopsâ€
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