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Australian archbishop: Catholics will ‘need to adapt’ to liturgy restrictions
Archbishop Peter Comensoli said that “for some, it will be not an easy moment.” Read more
Traditionis custodes: German Catholic dioceses make no immediate changes
Several dioceses confirmed that Traditional Latin Masses would continue. Read more
‘Do not abandon Mozambique’: Catholics appeal for help amid jihadist attacks
Churches have been burnt, people beheaded, and girls kidnapped. Read more
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Vatican unveils program of Pope Francis’ 7-hour trip to Hungary
The pope will meet with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Read more
Pro-life group ‘ready to go to court’ over new government intervention on N Ireland abortion law
SPUC accuses the U.K. government of a “power grab.” Read more
Only the fully vaccinated can meet Pope Francis in Slovakia, says health minister
The pope will visit four cities in Slovakia on Sept. 12-15. Read more
Pope Francis ‘deeply saddened’ by Baghdad market bombing
The explosion at the al-Wuhailat market killed at least 30 people. Read more
Maronite patriarch asks St. Charbel’s intercession to save Lebanon from ‘total collapse’
Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai said politicians had failed in their “most basic duties.” Read more
Members of commissions preparing synod on synodality unveiled
The synod will open with a “diocesan phase” in October. Read more
Cardinal Parolin: Monaco shows positive Church-state relationship can exist
Catholicism is the tiny Mediterranean principality’s official state religion. Read more
New Reno bishop inspired to become priest after meeting Blessed Stanley Rother
Bishop Daniel Mueggenborg has served as an auxiliary in Seattle archdiocese since 2017. Read more
Pope Francis says he is close to ‘the dear Cuban people’ after largest protests in decades
He made the comment in his first Angelus address at the Vatican since undergoing surgery. Read more
Traditionis custodes: French Catholic bishops express ‘esteem’ for Traditional Latin Mass communities
They said the norms would be introduced “through dialogue.” Read more
Pope Francis to Friars Minor: Seek renewal amid declining numbers
Members of the Order of Friars Minor are meeting in Rome. Read more
Catholic nun abducted on way to the market in DR Congo set free
The nun is “traumatized but physically unharmed.” Read more
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Catholic bishop in Turkey: Jesus is drawing people to the Church in ‘unthinkable ways’
Bishop Paolo Bizzeti’s precessor as Apostolic Vicar of Anatolia was murdered. Read more
Polish Catholic Church to hold day of solidarity with Europe’s flood victims as death toll rises
At least 120 people have died in the floods, many of them in Germany. Read more
Vatican abuse trial: Prosecution requests jail time for defendants
The tribunal listened to lawyers’ closing arguments. Read more
Catholics react to Pope Francis’ sweeping restrictions on extraordinary form Masses
The motu proprio Traditionis custodes is provoking strong reactions. Read more
Pope Francis issues restrictions on extraordinary form Masses in new motu proprio
The motu proprio, Traditionis custodes, makes sweeping changes to Summorum Pontificum. Read more
