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Why Every Catholic Is a Traditional Catholic (Or Should Be)
’Tis a pity when a word dies. It is conceived in the womb of a certain culture, and it gestates in that culture until its meaning is set as firmly …
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India’s bishops condemn racial abuse, harassment (CBCI)
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India today strongly condemned a “shameful act of racial abuse and harassment of girls” from northeastern India. Reaffirming its “firm stand against every form of …
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Bishop Varden preaches to Pope, Curia on ‘fall of thousands,’ glory (CWN)
Bishop Erik Varden, OCSO, of Trondheim, Norway, reflected on “The fall of thousands” and “Glory” in his February 25 Lenten retreat conferences to the Pope and the Roman Curia.
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Pope Leo to visit 6 nations outside Italy this spring (Vatican Press Office)
Matteo Bruni, the director of the Holy See Press Office, announced that Pope Leo XIV will visit six nations outside Italy in three apostolic journeys this spring. The Pontiff will …
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Irish bishop criticizes synodality without doctrine (Irish Catholic)
Speaking at a conference on “Transformative Renewal in the Catholic Church,” an Irish bishop said that young people are interested in doctrinal solidity, not open-ended synodal discussions, and that “the …
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Pontiff makes long-anticipated auxiliary bishop appointments in Rome (Pillar)
Pope Leo XIV appointed four new auxiliary bishops of Rome on February 25. The appointments, The Pillar noted, may presage an “end to a tumultuous period in the Pope’s diocese, …
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Where do bishops come from? The divinely appointed overseer
Bishops at the Second Vatican Council. (Image: Lothar Wolleh/WikiCommons) This last year, the world watched as the cardinals gathered in Rome for the election of a new pope, the 267th …
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How to Respond to Open-Borders Christians
Last week, 44 Catholic Democrats signed a statement condemning the current enforcement of immigration laws as contrary to Christian teachings. Even though they “believe every nation has the right to …
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‘We are all seekers of God,’ Pope writes in response to atheist’s letter (Vatican News)
Responding to a letter from a man who described himself as an atheist who is seeking God’s love, Pope Leo XIV wrote that “those who seek Him with a sincere …
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Vatican spokesman criticizes those who see opposition between Pope Benedict, successors (Vatican News)
Andrea Tornielli, editorial director of the Dicastery for Communication, criticized “those who use selected passages of the magisterium of Benedict XVI to try to set it in opposition to that …