Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer

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Archbishop Luis Ladaria, now the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, at a Vatican press conference, Sept. 8, 2015.

Commentary: Archbishop Ladaria and the transgender movement

May 30, 2018

By Ed Condon

This week Archbishop Luis Ladaria, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued (another) definitive statement on... Read more

Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer at the Vatican Press Office Sept. 8, 2015.

CDF prefect: That only men can be priests is 'definitive'

May 30, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

The teaching of the Catholic Church on the impossibility of ordaining women to the priesthood, now or in the future,... Read more

St. Peter's Basilica.

Vatican reportedly rejects German bishops' proposal for intercommunion of spouses

Apr 18, 2018

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has reportedly rejected a planned proposal by the German bishops' conference to... Read more

Archbishop Luis Ladaria, now the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, at a Vatican press conference, Sept. 8, 2015.

Defending the faith is pastoral, CDF prefect says

Mar 13, 2018

Promoting and defending Catholic teaching is itself a pastoral practice, said Archbishop Luis Ladaria Ferrer, S.J., the Prefect of the... Read more