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The bishop of Arlington, Virginia, instructed the faithful to “avoid participating in the activities of the SSPX.” “I encourage any persons locally who have been attached to the SSPX and who desire the spiritual nourishment of the Church and the Extraordinary Form of the Mass to become active in any one of the eight ... read more

The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ canonical affairs committee discussed the bishops’ recent revisions to the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, said that “in the Charter revision process, the feedback we were getting was not to make any major revisions, that what we ... read more

Fides News Agency, the agency of the Pontifical Mission Societies, reported on recent efforts by Latin American and Caribbean dioceses to advocate for communities adversely affected by mining. “Our only concern is to safeguard the life of every human being,” said Bishop Rafael Valdivieso of Chitré, Panama. “Anything that endangers human health and life ... read more

The former president of Fairfield University in Connecticut argued in an op-ed that U.S. sanctions against Cuba are harming the Church there. Father Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., wrote that “while there is growing awareness of the severe humanitarian crisis in Cuba, in large measure brought on by the U.S. fuel blockade, few are paying ... read more

A Paulist priest recently celebrated a Pride Mass outside the Stonewall National Monument in New York, as part of his parish’s Out at St. Paul ministry. “To all those who have suffered because of our Church, please hear this: first, I’m sorry,” Father Chris Lawton, C.S.P., preached. “I am sorry for the times that ... read more

Northern Ireland has passed legislation to establish an inquiry-and-redress scheme concerning mother and baby institutions, which were prevalent in the country from 1922 until 1995. The bill was first introduced in June 2025 and completed its final stage on June 30 of this year. The inquiry will investigate issues raised in the Truth Recovery Independent ... read more

The inquiry will investigate issues raised in the Truth Recovery Independent Report, which was also published this week. Mother and baby home survivors Mechelle Dillon, left, and Adele Johnstone comfort each other as the Truth Recovery Design Panel report findings into the mother and baby homes in Northern Ireland were ... read more

One of the richest fruits of the Traditional Liturgy is its ability to convey man’s infinite need for Grace. God is He Who Is; man is he who is not. Man, always grasping for more than his due, needs something transcendent to expose his wounds so that they may be bound and healed. In the ... read more

Echoing an appeal he made last week, Archbishop Georg Gänswein, the former prefect of the Papal Household and private secretary of the late Pope Benedict, renewed his repeal for the lifting of restrictions on the traditional Latin Mass. Archbishop Gänswein, now apostolic nuncio to three Baltic nations, said in an interview that Summorum ... read more

Father John Sheridan of the Diocese of Youngstown, Ohio, announced that the documentation for the sainthood cause of the Servant of God Rhoda Wise (1888-1948) has been submitted to the Vatican. The late Bishop George Murry, S.J., began the cause’s diocesan phase in 2017. ... read more

Caritas Venezuela, the charitable agency of the Church in Venezuela, reported that it has distributed 4,031 tons of water and 3,247 tons of food to more than 8,000 families affected by the recent earthquakes. The agency also report that it has received 14,700 tons of humanitarian aid. ... read more

Citing Pope Leo’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, a Vatican diplomat called upon the international community to “move beyond development metrics tied to gross domestic product,” especially with regard to Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Addressing a UN discussion on SIDS, Msgr. Marco Formica, interim chargé d’affaires of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy ... read more

After a busy day tutoring students, editing a paper, and socializing, I am ready to collapse for the night. Do I spend the evening hours quietly unwinding with a book, a movie, or a good friend? No. I isolate myself and disappear into a personally curated virtual world where everything is striving its best to ... read more

Citing a report from the Spanish Episcopal Conference, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints said that there are currently 3,344 candidates for sainthood in Spain. In his overview of Spanish canonization causes, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro said that the 3,344 candidates are included in 53 causes of martyrdom (48 from ... read more

Archbishop Augustine Akubeze, the president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria from 2018 to 2022, died on July 9 at the age of 69. “He firmly stood as a pillar of orthodox truth,” said Father Michael Banjo, secretary general of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, the administrative arm of the bishops’ conference. “His ... read more