2+ hour, 14+ min ago  (692+ words) Catholic bishops throughout the United States are instructing people to cease attending Mass celebrated by the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) and to receive licit sacraments instead." The Vatican formally declared the SSPX to be in schism following the…...

8+ hour, 19+ min ago  (172+ words) The Catholic Herald Why the Church institutionalises joy One man stepped forward to lead the singing and dancing of the uniform crowd, dressed in red and white, their faces daubed in paint. They were chanting and shouting, arm in arm,…...

8+ hour, 22+ min ago  (292+ words) The former Personal Secretary to Pope Benedict XVI, Archbishop Georg G'nswein, has said the Pope had "pain in his heart" when he was read Traditionis Custodes, with the Archbishop now calling for the removal of the prohibitions. "He had great…...

10+ hour, 54+ min ago  (298+ words) Pope Leo XIV assured the Holy See's "presence and openness to dialogue, especially in this epochal turning point" in a message to the AI for Good Global Summit, which concludes today in Geneva, Switzerland. Artificial intelligence has come to define…...

16+ hour, 19+ min ago  (287+ words) Bishop of Oslo, Fredrik Hansen, has begun preparations for a canonization cause this autumn for Sigrid Undset, the Nobel laureate and lay Dominican who opposed the occupation of Norway during the Second World War. Bishop Hansen made the announcement on…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (673+ words) The Catholic Herald Leo XIV and the prospects for Catholic-Orthodox reunion In recent decades, the prospect of Catholic'Eastern Orthodox reunification has increasingly captured the attention of theologians, hierarchs and the faithful alike. As champions of unity continue to address longstanding…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (576+ words) It remains to be seen how he will approach the other great concern over schism, one which defined his predecessor's papacy: the legacy of the German Synodal Way. Having commenced on December 1 2019, the Synodal Way overlapped at points with Pope…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (405+ words) Cardinal Gerhard M'ller has said that marriages and Confessions administered by the SSPX following its excommunication are valid but illicit, appearing to contradict the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith's (DDF) recent explanatory note. In a July 6 German-language interview…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (443+ words) The Catholic Herald We value your privacy - Description Word Press sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a Word Press site. It helps determine if the user's browser can display emojis properly. - Description The cookietest cookie is…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (98+ words) Cardinal Crist'bal L'pez Romero, SDB, Archbishop of Rabat, has announced in a statement released 8 July that he is temporarily stepping back from public ministry following accusations of "inappropriate behaviour towards adult women" and that he is cooperating with the Church's…...