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Remembering Cardinal John O’Connor, a Saintly Hero
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (932+ words) COMMENTARY: Cardinal O'Connor was a role model for Catholics who witness in the public square. For generations, the archbishop of New York has held a singular place in the life of the Catholic Church in the United States " standing at…...
Cardinal Roche Doubles Down on ‘Traditionis Custodes’
13+ hour, 35+ min ago (1216+ words) In an undelivered consistory address, the prefect for the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments reiterated that the 1969 Missal of Paul VI should be "the sole expression" of the Roman Rite liturgy. In an undelivered address…...
Pope Leo XIV Urges Making Time ‘to Speak With God’
19+ hour, 29+ min ago (827+ words) Pope Leo XIV urged Christians Wednesday to set aside time in their daily lives to speak with God in prayer and warned about the harm to one's relationship with him when this is ignored. "Time dedicated to prayer, meditation and…...
Angola Among African Countries Pope Leo XIV to Visit; Dates Being Finalized
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (845+ words) Angola is one of the countries Pope Leo XIV plans to visit in what will be his first pastoral trip to the continent of Africa as pontiff, the apostolic nuncio in the southern African nation has announced. Addressing journalists during…...
Czech Bishop Declares Year of Reconciliation 80 Years After World War II Expulsions
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1017+ words) The bishop acknowledged that the question of whether the expulsions were justified remains a matter for historical debate. Eighty years after the expulsion of ethnic Germans from Czechoslovakia, a Czech bishop has declared a local Year of Reconciliation to address…...
Dozens of Charlotte Priests Query Vatican Over Bishop’s Move to Abolish Altar Rails, Kneelers
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (910+ words) Reacting to Bishop Michael Martin's Dec. 17, 2025, pastoral letter announcing the impending abolishment of altar rails and kneelers in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, 31 of the diocese's priests have signed a letter to the Vatican's Dicastery for Legislative Texts containing…...
A Father Found in Ireland: How a Young Archbishop Coakley Discovered His Vocation
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (767+ words) A harrowing and tragic ordeal on the Emerald Isle moved a young Coakley to consider the priesthood. Speaking to Father Michael Duffy during an interview that was published in December, but conducted on the sidelines of the Napa Institute's summer…...
Catholic Church in Panama Calls for New Constitution
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (769+ words) The bishops also emphasized the importance of caring for the environment. The Catholic bishops in Panama addressed the "urgent need to give ourselves a new constitution" in a message following the 224th ordinary assembly of bishops, which took place this week....
What Paul VI Said — and Didn’t Say — About the ‘Smoke of Satan’
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (531+ words) COMMENTARY: The famous phrase from Pope St. Paul VI is widely invoked in discussions about the Catholic Church. But what did he actually have in mind? In recent weeks, as the Church marked the 60th anniversary of the close of the…...
The Lions Come| National Catholic Register
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (739+ words) COMMENTARY: From Rome's arenas to today's streets, every attempt to silence the faith only strengthens it. In the bustling, hustling chaos of the modern world, there is a truth as ancient as the stones beneath us: The lions come. That…...