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Olympics visitors are invited beyond the Duomo to Milan's other stunning churches
2+ hour, 48+ min ago (489+ words) Known as "The Path of Beauty" ("La Via della Bellezza" in Italian), the initiative began in 2020 as a project of the archdiocese's youth ministry office. It typically offers visits on weekends, but the schedule extends to weekdays during the Games…...
Breakaway Catholic group rejects Vatican talks, indicating collision course for pope
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (463+ words) In a letter to the Vatican's doctrine chief, the Society of St. Pius X said the Holy See's threat of sanctions and schism if it goes ahead with the July 1 ceremony "is hardly compatible with a genuine desire for fraternal…...
Pope's grand tour of Italy over the next few months takes him to Lampedusa and beyond
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (447+ words) The Vatican released Leo's agenda for day trips to a half-dozen Italian cities over the next six months. The Vatican has rarely released such plans together and so far in advance, but word of the visits was starting to filter…...
Catholics return to confession focused on grace, not a get-out-of-hell-free card
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1223+ words) The Lenten period for penance started this week with Ash Wednesday, and some Catholic priests are happily bracing for long lines outside the confessional. The faithful across the United States are embracing anew the sacrament that has shifted from embarrassing…...
Pope Leo travels to Aventine Hill in Rome to participate in procession and Ash Wednesday Mass
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (98+ words) Pope Leo XIV opened the Catholic church's penitential Lenten season by presiding over the Ash Wednesday Mass in Rome. Leo revived the traditional prayer and procession to Aventine Hill that Pope Francis largely delegated to others in his final years....
Pope laments 'ashes of international law' left by today's conflicts in Ash Wednesday liturgy
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (246+ words) Leo revived the traditional prayer and procession that Pope Francis largely delegated to others in his final years. He walked with dozens of monks, priests, bishops and cardinals from one Roman church to another and then sprinkled ashes on the…...
A look at the largest clergy abuse settlements reached by Catholic organizations in the US
2+ day, 49+ min ago (608+ words) A New Jersey Catholic diocese outside Philadelphia has agreed to pay $180 million in a clergy sexual abuse settlement, the latest in a church scandal set off more than two decades ago. The settlement, which must still be approved by a…...
Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, a period of fasting, reflection
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (82+ words) For many Christians, this week brings Ash Wednesday, a solemn day of fasting and reflection. It signals the start of Lent, the most penitential season of the church calendar for Catholics and many other Christians. For many Christians, this week…...
During the Winter Games, some Milan churches are teaching Olympic values to thousands of kids
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (673+ words) This is not about changing lives through elite performance," said Valentina Piazza, project manager for CSI for the World, which operates outside Italy to provide sports programs to children in developing countries. It's about how sport helps young people learn…...
Vatican offers dialogue with breakaway Latin Mass traditionalist group, but with a catch
1+ week, 1+ day ago (573+ words) Fern'ndez offered a new round of theological talks to regularize the SSPX's status, but only if it calls off the planned ceremony. Pagliarani, for his part, defended the new consecrations but said he would take the Vatican proposal to his…...