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Nigerian bishop urges prayers for return of kidnapped priest, parishioners
1+ week, 5+ day ago (21+ words) Bishop Julius Yakubu Kundi of Kafanchan appealed to the Blessed Virgin to intercede for the captives during the month of Mary....
Pope Leo calls on Christians, Muslims to 'revive humanity' together
1+ week, 5+ day ago (189+ words) The pontiff's address at an interfaith meeting is another gesture toward Muslims that does not publicly affirm Jesus Christ is the one true God and the Catholic Church is the one true Church....
Canadian group launches independent forensic investigation into widespread church burnings
1+ week, 5+ day ago (146+ words) There have been over 120 reported attacks on Canadian churches " most of them Catholic" since 2021, and the "overwhelming majority" are unresolved, according to The Democracy Fund....
Vatican did not approve German bishops' same-sex "blessing" guidelines: report
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (283+ words) (Life Site News) " A report has revealed that the Vatican did not approve the German bishops" guidelines for homosexual "blessings," despite claims made by German bishops that suggested it did. In April, the German Bishops" Conference (DBK) published guidelines for "blessings…...
Cardinal Marx implements Fiducia Supplicans 'blessings' for 'couples of all gender identities"
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (324+ words) (Life Site News) " Following Pope Francis" Fiducia Supplicans, Cardinal Reinhard Marx has introduced heterodox guidelines for the "blessing" of homosexual and other "couples" in sinful relationships in his archdiocese. The guidelines are to become the "foundation of pastoral care," Marx…...
Leo XIV vows to 'continue' Francis' 'prophetic vision' for the Church
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (827+ words) (Life Site News) " In his first extended interview since his election, Pope Leo XIV repeatedly positioned himself as the inheritor of Francis's program, stressing continuity on synodality, women's roles, ecumenism, curial reform, and liturgical disputes. Speaking to Crux correspondent Elise…...
Cardinal Fern'ndez says Pope Leo XIV is continuing Francis' legacy, not undoing it
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (464+ words) VATICAN CITY (Life Site News) " Senior Vatican Cardinal V'ctor Manuel Fern'ndez has said Pope Leo XIV is continuing the legacy of Pope Francis. "Every pope has his own personal style and priorities, but to say that Pope Leo wants to…...
Pope Leo praises Francis' Amoris Laetitia, asks for 'courage to persevere on this path"
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (407+ words) VATICAN CITY (Life Site News) " Pope Leo XIV has praised Amoris Laetitia as a guiding text for the Church. On March 19, Pope Leo issued a message'marking the tenth anniversary of Amoris Laetitia, in which he described Francis" post-synodal apostolic exhortation…...
New Vienna archbishop's consecration Mass features women in key roles, altered rituals
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (399+ words) VIENNA (Life Site News) " Josef Gr'nwidl was ordained Archbishop of Vienna on Saturday in a ceremony at St. Stephen's Cathedral. The rite included notable deviations from the liturgical texts, with an emphasis on layperson involvement, including women-led roles in the…...
New archbishop of Vienna will be priest who expressed support for "women's ordination': report
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (416+ words) VIENNA (Life Site News) " A priest with a record of heterodox activism will likely become the new archbishop of Vienna. According to ORF Television, the Austrian national public broadcaster, 63-year-old Josef Gr'nwidl will be named as archbishop of Vienna after…...