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Cardinal Müller: ‘Proclaim Christ’s Kingship’ against Islam
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (328+ words) The Catholic Herald We value your privacy - Description Cloudflare sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services - Description CookieYes sets this cookie for consent solution management. - Description This…...
After the AfD surge, Germany’s Catholic bishops face a dilemma
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (396+ words) Whatever one makes of the AfD, 43.8 per cent can no longer plausibly be described as a protest confined to the political fringes. It is here to stay. More than half a million people in the state voted for it. Among…...
SSPX protest double standard after ban on using Assisi basilica
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (664+ words) The Society of Saint Pius X has protested what it described as a double standard, after its pilgrimage was banned from entering the basilica in Assisi yet ecumenical events are set to take place all across the town and churches…...
Annual Latin Mass pilgrimage has Vatican Mass cancelled
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (576+ words) The annual Latin Mass pilgrimage to Rome will not feature a Mass in the Vatican this year, with Bishop Athanasius Schneider instead offering Mass in St. Mary Major’s. What was viewed last year as a change in tune regarding the…...
US bishops urge Catholics to be instruments of peace 25 years after September 11
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (358+ words) The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) called for prayer and for Catholics to continue to be instruments of peace in a broken world in a statement marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. “As we prayerfully remember…...
Blood sacrifices ancient and modern
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (492+ words) “What,” I asked myself, “would a thoughtful person who was totally ignorant of the Christian religion make of the language and imagery of ritual blood sacrifice that pervades Christian theology and worship?” Our contemporary critic might (with understandable indignation) ask,…...
Cardinal Brandmüller warns synodality partly inspired by Protestantism
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (792+ words) A prominent cardinal expert on Church history has warned that the current style of synod being promoted in the Church is partly inspired by Protestantism and is part of the “growing secularization of the understanding of the Church.” Cardinal Walter…...
Venezuelan youths receive Confirmation outside earthquake-damaged church
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (524+ words) Forced from their church by an earthquake two months earlier, 62 youths from a small mountain community in Venezuela gathered outdoors to receive the sacrament of Confirmation. The celebratory Mass was presided over by Bishop Pablo Modesto González Pérez of La…...
Bishop consecrated to fill Chinese diocese vacant for 25 years
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (823+ words) In line with the Vatican’s secret deal with China, a new bishop of Chongqing was consecrated for the see today, after having been elected by the state-church in April. As announced by the Holy See Press Office on September 8, Andrea…...
Cardinal Burke praises fraternal correction in light of apostasy
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (732+ words) Hundreds gathered in Amsterdam at the weekend to participate in an international Rosary rally and traditional Mass celebrated by Cardinal Raymond Burke, with organisers hailing it as the most successful iteration of the event to date. On Saturday, Burke offered…...