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St. John Henry Newman Is Added to the General Roman Calendar: What Does It Mean?
38+ min ago (570+ words) With inclusion in the universal calendar, his memorial is now proposed for celebration throughout the entire Church worldwide. St. John Henry Newman, proclaimed a doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIV in November 2025, has been added to the General…...
Pope Leo Appoints Sister Raffaella Petrini As a Member of Commission On Reserved Matters
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (583+ words) Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini as a member of the Commission for Reserved Matters, which is responsible for awarding financial contracts in confidential areas of the Vatican. Pope Leo XIV has appointed Sister Raffaella Petrini as a…...
Pope Leo adds feast day of St. John Henry Newman to universal calendar
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (687+ words) St. John Henry Newman, a British-born scholar who dedicated much of his life to the combination of faith and intellect at universities, is pictured in an undated portrait. Pope Leo XIV has added the feast day of St. John Henry…...
Holy See Press Office comments on SSPX plan to consecrate bishops without Vatican approval
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (215+ words) Matthias Mullie / unsplash Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, gave a statement to journalists this week regarding the Feb. 2 announcement from the General House of Priestly Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) that the society intends to…...
Pope Leo XIV faces crisis as a traditionalist group plans bishop consecrations without consent
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (590+ words) Pope Leo XIV presides Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on the Cathoilic feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. (Pope Francis: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) ROME " Pope Leo XIV is facing his first major crisis with…...
Pope Leo officially adds St. John Henry Newman to Roman calendar
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (492+ words) Pope Leo XIV has formally added Saint John Henry Newman " the 19th-century English theologian, convert, and Doctor of the Church " to the General Roman Calendar, making his optional memorial available for annual celebration throughout the universal Church on Oct. 9. The…...
Late retired Bishop Banks of Green Bay, Wis., recalled for dedication, ‘fruitful leadership’
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (1040+ words) GREEN BAY, Wis. (OSV News) "When Bishop Robert J. Banks arrived in Wisconsin in 1990 to lead the Diocese of Green Bay as its new shepherd, he received a Green Bay Packers jersey " emblazoned with No. 10. It had nothing to do with…...
IRF Summit issues call to confront rising religious persecution
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (534+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. " The sixth annual International Religious Freedom Summit opened Monday with a call to intensify global advocacy for freedom of belief, as co-chairs warned that religious restrictions and persecution are rising worldwide even as the movement to defend conscience rights…...
Heart of the Homily – Episode 15
2+ hour, 47+ min ago (127+ words) Heart of the Homily features prominent figures from the St. Augustine Church & Catholic Student Center at the University of Miami. Michelle Ducker Lopez, Director of Evangelization and Campus Ministry, and Fr. Richard Vigoa, Pastor of St. Augustine Catholic Parish and…...
Pope Leo faces crisis as a traditionalist group plans bishop consecrations without consent
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (560+ words) VATICAN CITY'Pope Leo XIV is facing his first major crisis with traditionalist Catholics, after a breakaway group attached to the traditional Latin Mass announced plans to consecrate new bishops without papal consent in a threatened revival of schism. The Swiss-based…...