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Controversial ‘Creed of the Ecclesial Base Communities’ included at Mass in Brazil
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (598+ words) This past Sept. 7, the “Creed of the Ecclesial Base Communities” was included as part of a Mass marking Brazil’s annual “Cry of the Excluded” event. On Sept. 7, Bishop José Valdeci Santos Mendes of Brejo, Maranhão, Brazil, celebrated Mass as part…...
Pope to new bishops: The most important mission is to ‘remain with Jesus’
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (816+ words) The Holy Father received 147 bishops from five continents, participants in a formation course in Rome for new bishops. Pope Leo XIV said the first task bishops must place before every other responsibility is to “remain with Jesus,” because, he emphasized,…...
Synod group calls for gender-equality mechanisms in Church workplaces
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (813+ words) The final report also proposes a greater role for women religious in selecting bishops who oversee consecrated life and clearer agreements between dioceses and religious institutes. The General Secretariat of the Synod on Tuesday, Sept. 8, published the final report of…...
China ordains 18th bishop under Vatican agreement
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (1129+ words) Archbishop Andrew Ding Yang’s episcopal ordination is the eighth held during Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, though not all eight bishops were appointed by him. Father Andrew Ding Yang was ordained Tuesday, Sept. 8, as archbishop of Chongqing in southwestern China, a…...
Mary’s birthday: The Church celebrates the Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (437+ words) The Catholic Church celebrates the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary on its traditional fixed date of Sept. 8, nine months after the Dec. 8 celebration of her immaculate conception as the child of Sts. Joachim and Anne. The circumstances of the…...
Leo XIV: Mary’s simple presence — and her Son within her — moves all of history
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (391+ words) The pope celebrates Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano ROME — It was shortly after 5 p.m. local time when Pope Leo XIV arrived at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel, awaited by thousands…...
3 young Lebanese men turn small Bible study into largest in the Middle East
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (438+ words) More than 3,000 people have joined a growing Catholic Bible study initiative in Lebanon as organizers launch more days and times throughout the country and beyond. A year ago, three young Lebanese men started a small Bible study group in their…...
European bishops warn against allowing erasure of ‘theological reality’ of baptismal records
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (465+ words) The bishops argued that allowing the baptized to erase their records would encroach on religious liberty and negatively affect internal Church matters. The European bishops’ conference is warning authorities of the dangers of allowing baptized individuals to erase the records…...
Pope Leo XIV to Arab-region churches: ‘Do not be afraid of your smallness’
1+ week, 1+ day ago (476+ words) The pope met with members of the Council of Latin Bishops of the Arab Regions on Thursday in Rome, offering a message of hope and encouragement in the midst of crisis and uncertainty. Pope Leo XIV offered a clear measure…...
Pope Leo XIV to seminarians: ‘As I look at each of you, I see the marvelousness of God’
1+ week, 1+ day ago (459+ words) The pope told the seminarians that the call of God is gratuitous and not based on any merit of theirs, adding that their presence is a sign of hope for the Church in that God continues to call. On Sept....