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Edgar Beltran is not afraid:
19/10/2025

Edgar Beltran is not afraid:

Edgar Beltrán is not afraid

A report will be issued this month assessing how prominent German Catholic leaders handled abuse cases while serving in ...
17/10/2025

A report will be issued this month assessing how prominent German Catholic leaders handled abuse cases while serving in the Diocese of Trier.

Cardinal Marx and Bishop Bätzing are expected to feature in the study

The Vatican’s second annual global child protection report is bigger and bolder than the first:
16/10/2025

The Vatican’s second annual global child protection report is bigger and bolder than the first:

The new report is bigger and bolder than the initial pilot study.

Bishops in the Australian state of Victoria are urging Catholics to oppose a bill that would liberalize euthanasia and a...
15/10/2025

Bishops in the Australian state of Victoria are urging Catholics to oppose a bill that would liberalize euthanasia and assisted su***de laws.

A new bill would reduce conscience protections in the Australian state.

The letter urged Catholics to honor their ancestors by “praying for their souls, not invoking them as deities.”
14/10/2025

The letter urged Catholics to honor their ancestors by “praying for their souls, not invoking them as deities.”

Priests in the region are divided in their views on traditional healing rituals.

Canon lawyer Susan Mulheron: “McKnight’s proposal is bold in more ways than one.”
14/10/2025

Canon lawyer Susan Mulheron: “McKnight’s proposal is bold in more ways than one.”

“McKnight’s proposal is bold in more ways than one.”

A Chicago priest said an immigration-focused Eucharistic procession aimed to call attention to injustices faced by detai...
14/10/2025

A Chicago priest said an immigration-focused Eucharistic procession aimed to call attention to injustices faced by detained immigrants.

But the priest also courted controversy, accusing several bishops of affiliation with “white Christian nationalism”

Amid a call for Eucharistic solidarity, a Chicago priest criticized the U.S. bishops on a federal religious liberty commission

The Vatican said the panel of judges consists of women and members of the clergy who are not part of the DDF and do not ...
13/10/2025

The Vatican said the panel of judges consists of women and members of the clergy who are not part of the DDF and do not hold any office in the Roman Curia.

Five judges have been selected to oversee the trial.

"Conversion to Catholicism in America’s leading political families is a surprisingly old, if little-known, tradition."
10/10/2025

"Conversion to Catholicism in America’s leading political families is a surprisingly old, if little-known, tradition."

When J.D.

Supporters of conversion therapy say it's a matter of free speech and practicing therapy informed by Christian anthropol...
10/10/2025

Supporters of conversion therapy say it's a matter of free speech and practicing therapy informed by Christian anthropology.

But critics say conversion therapy often fails, and when it does, it can leave the patient with a crisis of faith and deep psychological wounds.

Catholic experts are divided, with both sides citing Church documents to support their views.

“These kinds of things are not that uncommon, and sometimes they’re real and sometimes they’re not.” -- Bishop James Con...
09/10/2025

“These kinds of things are not that uncommon, and sometimes they’re real and sometimes they’re not.” -- Bishop James Conley

Diocesan officials think a wall vibration, from the HVAC and electronic systems, was enough to cause the delicate reliquary to shake.

"'Dilexi te' is a moving meditation on our tradition..."We talked with bishops and caridnals around the world about Dile...
09/10/2025

"'Dilexi te' is a moving meditation on our tradition..."

We talked with bishops and caridnals around the world about Dilexi te. Here's what they said:

Bishops react to ‘Dilexit te’

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