Catholic News Agency, Kevin J. Jones: A viral video showing two priests celebrating Mass with a Swiss laywoman at the altar has resulted in a formal reprimand of the pastors by Bishop Joseph Bonnemain of Chur, Switzerland, but there will … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Edward Pentin: The incoming prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has warned that bishops —both “progressive” and those from “traditionalist groups” — who think they have a “special gift of the Holy Spirit … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: For many years— during the pontificates of John Paul II and Benedict XVI— worried Catholics like me wished that the Holy See would intervene to fix the damage caused by liberal American bishops. Now the roles … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Courtney Mares: A delegation of 90 Vietnamese Catholics and seven bishops traveled to Mongolia last weekend for the chance to see Pope Francis and deliver a special message. “We came to Mongolia to ask the pope to … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Kevin J. Jones: A 19-year-old U.K. woman with a rare disease wants to seek experimental treatment abroad, but a judge has ruled that she is not competent to make decisions about her treatment. The ruling could result … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: What will the bishops (and other participants) discuss at the October meeting of the Synod on Synodality? Media reports and statements by influential prelates suggest that all sorts of topics will be on the agenda: homosexuality, … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Walter Sanchez Silva: The Archbishop of Londrina, Brazil, Geremias Steinmetz, gave Communion to a Muslim sheik at the funeral Mass for Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo, who died a few days ago at the age of 89. The … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Solène Tadié: The relentless process of secularization sweeping across Europe spares no country of Latin Catholic tradition, albeit more slowly and insidiously in some cases. Italy, still relatively unscathed by the presence of the Vatican in its midst, … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Courtney Mares: In his in-flight press conference returning from Mongolia on Monday, Pope Francis outlined his vision for the upcoming synodal assembly in October, which he said should be a prayerful exercise in dialogue free from ideology, … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Courtney Mares: Pope Francis revealed the existence of a joint China-Vatican commission on the appointment of bishops during an in-flight press conference on Monday — giving the clearest explanation to date as to what could be in … Continue reading
Catholic Culture, Phil Lawler: The New York Post—which sometimes publishes stories that the mainstream media prefer to ignore (think Hunter Biden’s laptop)—has finally noticed. After two years of sensational stories about the hundreds of Indian children who were allegedly buried … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Ary Waldir Ramos Dias: On board the plane taking him to Mongolia, Pope Francis announced Aug. 31 that he is preparing an apostolic letter on St. Thérèse of Lisieux to be published Oct. 15. The pontiff made … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Daniel Payne: Pope Francis this week confirmed the appointment of a priest of the Eparchy of Phoenix as the bishop of a Byzantine Catholic eparchy serving several midwestern U.S. states, the Vatican announced Thursday. In its regular … Continue reading
National Catholic Register, Francesca Pollio Fenton/CNA: Hannah Neeleman is a 33-year-old mother of seven who was crowned Mrs. American on Aug. 25 at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Hannah and her husband, Daniel, run their … Continue reading
Catholic News Agency, Peter Pinedo: A large fire devastated St. Joseph Catholic Church, a historic parish in Salem, Oregon, early Thursday morning, leading pastor Father Jeff Meeuwsen to conclude that the sanctuary “is pretty much a loss.” St. Joseph’s is … Continue reading
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