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The Donatist Comeback
Charles Andre van LooMeeting Of St. Augustine And the Donatists. COMMENTARY: The stances of the German bishops and the Society of St. Pius X illustrate what the recurrent heresy looks …
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Luxembourg’s Cardinal Hollerich Says Women’s Ordination Essential to Church’s Future
Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN NewsCardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, archbishop of Luxembourg. ‘When I speak with the women in the parishes, 90% among us have the same opinion,’ the cardinal said, adding that bishops …
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ASIA/PHILIPPINES – Elevation to diocese of the apostolic vicariate of Calapan and appointment of first bishop
Vatican City – The Holy Father has elevated to a diocese the apostolic vicariate of Calapan, Philippines, retaining the same name and territorial configuration, making it a suffragan of the …
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Study Finds Nearly 70% of Catholics Who Have Not Gone to Confession in the Past Year Want to Go
Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN NewsA priest listens to a penitent during confession during a reconciliation event at the Circus Maximus in Rome on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, The Catholic Pulse Report finds …
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ASIA/BANGLADESH – Erection of the diocese of Joypurhat and appointment of first bishop
Vatican City – The Holy Father has erected the diocese of Joypurhat, Bangladesh, with territory taken from the diocese of Rajshahi and the diocese of Dinajpur, making it a suffragan …
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Pope Leo Hails 250th Anniversary of 3 Slovak Dioceses Carved From the Habsburgs
Dušan KrakovíkArchbishop Nicola Girasoli, apostolic nuncio to Slovakia, processes in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia, on March 14, 2026, during a Mass marking the 250th anniversary of the Diocese of Banská Bystrica. …
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Flannery O’Connor’s “both/and” vision of reality
Robie Macauley with Arthur Koestler and Flannery O’Connor at Amana Colonies in Iowa, October 9, 1947. (Cmacauley/Wikipedia) In the wake of Flannery O’Connor’s death on March 25, 1965, the Trappist …
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AFRICA/KENYA – Resignation of bishop of Wote
Vatican City – The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Wote, Kenya, presented by Bishop Paul Kariuki Njiru.
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Security fears prompt changes to Holy Week and Easter celebrations in Iraq
The war unfolding in the Middle East and the security challenges accompanying it have affected how Iraqi Christians will observe Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and the feast of Easter this …
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Security fears prompt changes to Holy Week and Easter celebrations in Iraq
Iraq’s Christians are significantly scaling back Palm Sunday and Easter observances amid ongoing security concerns due to the Iran war. A Palm Sunday procession in Baghdida-Qaraqosh in 2025. | Credit: …