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SSPX and Rome: a half century of canonical tensions
The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) went from full communion with Rome to formal rupture in less than two decades, a break that has never been fully healed. On …
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Excommunicated Zambian prelate dies at 78 (ACI Africa)
Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu, who led Zambia’s most prominent see from 2006 until 2018, died on May 15 at the age of 78. In 2024, Archbishop Mpundu incurred an automatic excommunication …
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‘That They May Be One’: New film explores call to Christian unity
A new film based on Jesus’ prayer in John 17:21 called “That They May Be One” will be in theaters May 19 and 20. Actor Michael Girgenti portrays Jesus in …
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‘That They May Be One’: New film explores call to Christian unity
Inspired by Jesus’ prayer in John 17:21, a new movie called “That They May Be One” is exploring the theme of Christian unity — both across history and in the …
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Pope Leo’s first encyclical, on AI and the human person, to be released on May 25 (Vatican News)
Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, devoted to preserving the human person in the age of artificial intelligence, will be released on May 25. The Pope signed the encyclical, entitled Magnifica …
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Pope thanks Catholic Extension Society for supporting poor Catholic communities (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV today received board members of the Catholic Extension Society and their families and thanked them for their support of poor Catholic communities in the continental United States, …
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Asian Christian body marks Asia Sunday (Christian Conference of Asia)
The Christian Conference of Asia, an ecumenical body of Orthodox churches and Protestant ecclesial communities, marked Asia Sunday yesterday. The day’s theme was “Hope for Redemption of Groaning Creation Amidst …
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In Charlotte diocese, ranks of pastors decline amid surge in administrators (CWN)
Intensifying a trend begun last year, a North Carolina bishop appointed parochial administrators rather than pastors to lead eight of his diocese’s parishes.
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Lagos archbishop calls for caution in integrating former terrorists into military, society (The Sun)
Archbishop Alfred Adewale Martins of Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city, called for caution in integrating former terrorists into the military and society. Speaking with journalists on World Communications Day, Archbishop Martins …
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Pope Leo praises Armenian Apostolic Church leader for his ecumenical zeal (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV today received Aram I, head of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, and thanked him for his zeal for promoting Christian unity.