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SSPX consecrates four bishops despite excommunication warning
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (706+ words) Despite a personal appeal from Pope Leo XIV, the Society of St. Pius X went ahead July 1 with the unauthorized consecration of four new bishops at its seminary in "c'ne, Switzerland, with Mass broadcasted live and thousands of faithful attending....
Angelus and the vocation of Catholic media
22+ hour, 1+ min ago (753+ words) Ten years ago we took a risk." At the time, it was clear that the number of people reading traditional newspapers and magazines was declining and the cost of producing these publications " printing, paper, postage " was increasing." Many dioceses were…...
Pope Leo XIV calls all Christians to celebrate 2033 Jubilee together
1+ day, 5+ min ago (602+ words) Pope Leo XIV has called on all Christians to work together toward the celebration of 2033, when the Catholic Church will mark an extraordinary Jubilee Year commemorating 2, 000 years since the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The pope expressed this hope…...
US border bishops lead binational Mass, rosary to accompany migrants
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (1092+ words) Five Catholic bishops from the United States-Mexico border region led a day of pastoral accompaniment in Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Mexico, June 26 as the United States approaches its 250th birthday as a nation. "We are here as shepherds of the Church,…...
Photos from Nigerian Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke's Mass at St. Eugene in LA
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (42+ words) Angelus News Mass with Nigerian Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke Start your day with Always Forward! A daily email newsletter to help you better understand the Church and the world....
Saint of the day: Irenaeus of Lyons
4+ week, 1+ day ago (202+ words) St. Irenaeus of Lyons was a second-century bishop and writer in present-day France. While most of his important writings have survived, the details of his life are mostly unknown." Irenaeus was born in the Eastern half of the Roman Empire,…...
Saint of the day: Cyril of Alexandria
4+ week, 1+ day ago (155+ words) Angelus News St. Cyril of Alexandria was probably born between 370 and 380 in Alexandria in Egypt. He, along with his uncle, Patriarch Theophilus of Alexandria, was involved in a dispute between the churches in Egypt and Greece. He may have been…...
Leo at consistory: Synodality a path the Lord is leading the Church on
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (733+ words) Pope Leo XIV opened his second extraordinary consistory of cardinals on June 26 by defending his decision to conduct the gathering in a synodal format, acknowledging that the approach is unusual, but insisting that the Lord is leading the Church along…...
Saint of the day: William of Vercelli
4+ week, 1+ day ago (102+ words) Angelus News Saint of the day: William of Vercelli St. William of Vercelli was born in the 11th century. HIs parents died shortly after he was born, and he was raised by relatives. When he was 14, William made a pilgrimage to…...
Nigerian cardinal visiting LA: "Pope Leo is making our dreams come true
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (1006+ words) Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke is the bishop of one of Nigeria's smallest Catholic dioceses, but the job comes with some long-distance travel." Last year, the job took him to Rome, where he was part of the conclave that elected Pope…...