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Pope Leo grants Eastern Synods the faculty to remove patriarchs

by Vatican News

An apostolic letter in the form of a motu proprio by Pope Leo XIV, “Mutua concordia,” published Aug. 29, amends Canons 106 and 126 of the Code of …

AI in the Catholic classroom: As a new school year starts, what role does it play?
Meta $18 billion settlement over child safety raises questions about its real impact
Catholic agencies respond to Nepal floods, as U.S. bishop calls for greater international aid
A name on the wall, a gift to a child: Polish Americans invited to turn memory into mercy
‘We are stronger when we do this work together,’ says biblical scholar facing antisemitic backlash

U.S. Church

New DOJ report alleges FBI ‘took minimal corrective action’ after ‘radical traditionalist’ memo

by Kate Scanlon

The FBI “took minimal corrective action” after a controversial leaked memo discussed “radical traditionalist” Catholics, the Department of Justice said Aug. 28.

New DOJ report alleges FBI ‘took minimal corrective action’ after ‘radical traditionalist’ memo

Cassidy takes aim at FDA mifepristone regulation, manufacturers

Precious in God’s eyes: Irish primate reflects on Father Flanagan’s witness

Pilgrims turn to ‘red dirt Catholic’ martyr as Blessed Stanley Rother story gets wide release

Judge temporarily blocks Illinois assisted suicide law; plaintiffs feel ‘relief, gratitude for now’

World

Pope prays for dead, missing following catastrophic mudslides, floods in Nepal

by Junno Arocho Esteves

Pope Leo XIV expressed his sadness by the devastation wrought by a glacial collapse in the Nepal-China border, causing a deadly wave of floods and mudslides that killed …

Court acquits man who assaulted French nun in Jerusalem
Kraków Archdiocese to review past, current cases of possible abuse of vulnerable adults
‘Let us be clear: this war must end,’ Archbishop Gallagher tells Russian authorities in Moscow
Spanish Church seeks new directions from a 16th-century mystic
Baptisms in Ireland see dramatic drop of 30% in a decade

Bishop: Rupnik mosaics at Lourdes to be covered before pope’s visit and remain masked indefinitely

‘Prayer is our number one weapon’ against Russian aggression, says papal nuncio to Ukraine

Colombia: Bogotá archdiocese launches ‘spiritual first aid’ mission to quake-hit cities

Vatican

To experience true relationship with God in the liturgy, faithful’s participation cannot be passive, pope says

by Carol Glatz

Opinion

Memento mori

by Greg Erlandson

Look to the teenagers

by Laura Kelly Fanucci

Cultivating a relationship with Mary

by Colleen Pressprich

Reviews

The End of Oak Street

by John Mulderig
‘Strange Land’: The Hillbilly Thomists drop new album while on tour
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
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