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Pope commemorates 9/11 attacks with prayers for peace and for those who died
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (300+ words) Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims and tourists at the Angelus on Sunday, 13 Sept. 2026 in the Vatican. (Image ©Vatican Media) The Chicago-born pope made his first public comments to commemorate the anniversary, speaking in English at the end of his…...
Last vestige of anti-Catholic laws in Britain ending not a sign of Church revival
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (118+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham leaves 10 Downing Street in London, England, on Sept. 1, 2026. (Credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP.) Last week, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he is going to ask Parliament to stop the ban on Catholic members from…...
Catholics believe assisted reproduction bill can be defeated in Ecuador
22+ hour, 57+ min ago (138+ words) A view of the Basilica del Voto Nacional in Quito, Ecuador. (Image credit: By Cayambe – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link ) Catholic pro-life activists are confident a bill aimed at regulating assisted reproduction – and containing several provisions that go against Church…...
Holy Land situation ‘not positive,’ as internal battles in Islam pose global challenges to dialogue
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (113+ words) Steering Committee of the Interreligious Platform for Dialogue and Cooperation in the Arab World. Credit: KAICIID. The global footprint of Islam is “increasing,” a fact with which those engaged in interreligious dialogue must contend, especially in Europe, a leading proponent…...
30 years after her death, Gilda embodies Argentina’s enduring faith in folk saints
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (635+ words) A man prays at a sanctuary dedicated to late Argentine singer Gilda on the 30th anniversary of her death in a bus crash, in Entre Rios, Argentina, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (Credit: Natacha Pisarenko/AP.) CEIBAS, Argentina — Thirty years ago this Monday, Argentina…...
The ‘Benedictine’ through-line in Leo XIV’s thinking about Vatican II
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (112+ words) Pope Benedict the XIV early in his pontificate. (Credit: Associated Press.) “A new council proved to be not only meaningful, but necessary,” the pope said. He was speaking about Vatican II, especially in light of the momentous changes in the…...
Opus Dei responds to bishop’s ‘offensive and unfounded accusation’ in dispute over Marian image
1+ week, 2+ day ago (829+ words) Sanctuary of Torreciudad. Credit: By Millars – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link Opus Dei have responded to a bishop’s incendiary comments, which opened the latest chapter in a long-running dispute between the personal prelature and the local diocese, over a revered…...
Spanish bishop renews dispute with Opus Dei over Marian image
1+ week, 3+ day ago (758+ words) Iglesia del Santuario de Torreciudad. Credit: José Luis Filpo Cabana/Wikimedia. A Spanish bishop has reignited a longstanding dispute with Opus Dei over a Marian image, saying that he will resign if the revered icon is not returned to its…...
Lawyer for China’s Zion Church seeks resettlement help while transiting through Taiwan
1+ week, 3+ day ago (770+ words) HONG KONG — A Chinese lawyer who defended a prominent underground church in Beijing fled to Taiwan and is seeking help for resettlement, following mounting pressure from Chinese authorities on her firm and her colleagues. Ruth Wang, partner at VDoor Law…...
On liturgy, Leo XIV sheds light (and knows it will bring a little heat)
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (157+ words) Father John Ubel, pastor of the Church of Saint Agnes, celebrates the eucharistic prayer facing the altar, in the traditional custom, during one of the Catholic parish’s Latin Masses in St. Paul, Minn., Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Credit: Giovanna Dell’Orto/AP.) Pope…...