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Pope Leo XIV tells newly ordained 24-year-old priest to ‘never lose your joy’

pope leo has greeted spain’s youngest priest and his parents at the vatican. speaking to fr miguel tovar fernández, he advised the new cleri...

EXCLUSIVE Bishop Strickland: on Pope Leo XIV, the Latin Mass and Archbishop Lefebvre

In an exclusive interview, Bishop Strickland speaks on papacy, liturgy, and doctrine.

On playing advocatus diaboli: a reflection on Saint John Henry Newman

saint john henry newman is to be formally declared a doctor of the church — a distinction most fitting for one whose intellect, literary elo...

Cardinal Schönborn to represent Pope at Black Madonna chapel jubilee

pope leo xiv has turned to cardinal christoph schönborn, o.p., to represent him at major marian anniversaries in germany. on 9 august, the h...

The Catholic Herald

Rubio sees U.S.–Vatican ties as key to peace efforts

secretary of state marco rubio has highlighted growing diplomatic alignment between the vatican and the united states, suggesting the two co...

The Catholic Herald

EU ‘must not impose’ says Bishop of Funchal

the first meeting between the new holy father, pope leo xiv, and the commission of the bishops’ conferences of the european union (comece) t...

Nagasaki’s witness: 80 years after the atomic bomb

Catholics of Nagasaki kept the Faith through persecution, isolation, and war.

Bishop Peter Elliott, champion of Tradition, dies aged 81

the church in australia is mourning the death of one of its most eloquent defenders of tradition. auxiliary bishop emeritus peter john ellio...

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Four more Catholic dioceses in Germany reject same-sex blessings guidelines

a growing number of german dioceses are refusing to adopt a new text for blessing couples, citing inconsistencies with rome’s december 2023 ...

The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Koch describes ‘desirable’ direction for Pope Leo on Latin Mass

The cardinal has suggested that Pope Leo XIV reconsider the tight restrictions of Pope Francis