7+ hour, 40+ min ago  (339+ words) Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline has urged continued dialogue between Rome and the Society of Saint Pius X. The cardinal said he was left with "mostly sadness" following the announcement that the Society will proceed with episcopal consecrations on 1 July. In an Easter…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago  (258+ words) Pope Leo XIV has appointed Fr Andrea Ciucci as chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life, elevating a long-serving Vatican official who has worked closely with the academy for nearly a decade. The appointment was announced on 10 April. Fr Ciucci,…...

13+ hour, 47+ min ago  (204+ words) Now, a crackpot gang of internet celebrities presenting as Christians " and presumably riding the wave of surging anti-Jewish conspiratorialism " appear to be positioning themselves as the heirs to these villains, whether consciously or not. The effort to infuse this settled…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (328+ words) Colombia's Catholic bishops have issued updated national guidelines on the handling of sexual abuse cases, introducing stricter procedures and reinforcing the obligation to report allegations to civil authorities. The new norms place particular emphasis on ensuring that any report or…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (457+ words) The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life has concluded its apostolic visitation of Heiligenkreuz Abbey after months of investigation into the life and governance of the Austrian Cistercian monastery. The findings were formally communicated to…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (127+ words) The Catholic Herald The next issue that Davies became involved in was the reception of Holy Communion in the hand, which began to be promoted before the promulgation of the reformed Mass in 1969. It was never discussed by the Second…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (854+ words) Bishop Johan Bonny of Antwerp has defended his intention to ordain married men as priests in the Latin rite, saying that support for such a move is widespread among bishops in Western Europe and known within the Roman Curia. In…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (504+ words) Fourteen thousand people registered on the first day that applications opened for the 2026 Paris'Chartres pilgrimage. The annual Pentecost pilgrimage, organised by Notre-Dame de Chr'tient', will take place from May 23 to 25 and is expected to draw close to 20, 000 participants walking from…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (404+ words) In the past several months, I have heard countless encouraging stories about Americans discovering or returning to the Catholic Faith. Friends across the country have noticed similar trends. It thus comes as little surprise that, according to The New York…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (459+ words) At the Regina Caeli on Easter Monday in St Peter's Square, Pope Leo XIV warned that the truth is increasingly obscured by "fake news" and paid tribute to his predecessor, Pope Francis. Francis died on April 21, 2025, Easter Monday, at the…...