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Vatican
Archives: Paul VI accused Archbishop Lefebvre of acting like an 'antipope'
As the Vatican again excommunicates members of the Society of St. Pius X, this 2018 article revisits never-before published documents detailing St. Paul VI's unsuccessful...
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Vatican
US cardinal: Exorcist role should be 'private' after priest's removal tied to UFO controversy
The cardinal who removed of Monsignor Stephen Rossetti as an exorcist said his decision was not about UFOs, but about preserving exorcism as a private, sacred ministry.
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Synod on Synodality
Church needs simpler, better ways to explain synodality, some bishops say
Synodality has to be more clearly defined and simplified or else it risks becoming "the exclusive domain of specialists or 'the initiated' rather than a way of simply...
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Vatican
On U.S. Independence Day, Pope Leo honors migrants in Lampedusa
During a pilgrimage to a migrant entrypoint in Italy and a message to Americans on Independence Day, Pope Leo XIV presented migration not as a political issue but as a...
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Vatican
Why the SSPX dispute was never really about the Latin Mass
The Vatican's excommunication of six SSPX bishops upended decades of dialogue and underscores that Rome sees the society's deepest dispute not as the Latin Mass, but as...
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Catholic News Service
'Good shepherds' are called to seek lost sheep, US archbishops receiving pallium say
Four of the 35 archbishops receiving the pallium June 29 from Pope Leo XIV were from the United States. They reflected on what they are being called to do as "shepherds."
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Vatican
Cardinals describe candid discussions on war, synodality at Pope Leo's consistory
Cardinals said Pope Leo XIV's second consistory fostered frank conversations about the Church's response to war, synodality and today's most urgent challenges.
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Pope Leo XIV
Archbishops are called to build unity in diversity, serve the truth in charity, pope says
On the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, Pope Leo XIV said every shepherd -- and every Christian -- is asked by Jesus "to take upon their shoulders the brothers and sisters...
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Vatican
Pope Leo tells cardinals war is 'never blessed by God'
The pope opened the first day of his second consistory by urging the Church to confront a divided world through peace, listening and a renewed commitment to its...
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Vatican
Eucharist transforms believers into Christ's body and counters division, pope says
The faithful are called to offer themselves to the Father in union with Christ's sacrifice and to be nourished by both God's word and the Eucharist, the pope said.