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Loss of traditional-rite Triduum in Westminster as Cardinal Nichols says ‘No’

March 27, 2024

This year the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, has refused permission for the celebration of the services of the pre-Vatican II Easter Triduum in his diocese. These services have taken place in the Archdiocese of Westminster since the 1990s, and have attracted up to 200 people, including many of those served by the various

Study parses what US Catholics think about Pope’s views on climate change

March 27, 2024

A new study from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) looks at the differing views of US Catholics on the environmental issues raised by Pope Francis, and specially addresses their views on what has come to be known as “climate justice”. Climate justice is an approach to environmental action that focuses on

Cardinal Bo laments ‘wounded world’ and a Holy Week scarred by ‘devastating toll of conflict’

March 25, 2024

Cardinal Charles Bo has said that this year Christians mark Holy Week reflecting on the “devastating toll of conflict even in the birthplace of Jesus, Ukraine, and our own soil”. The Myanmar cardinal, and president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Myanmar and of the Federations of Asia Bishops Conferences, said in a statement: “As

The new ‘Mass of the Ages’ film is an emotionally charged must-watch for Catholics

March 21, 2024

The new “Mass of the Ages” film released on YouTube on 19 March – and the third in a trilogy about the Latin Mass – is the most moving yet. “We want to bring back the human, the true, the real,” says the mother of a French priest. “For everything in life…when we deal with

Texas priest who slandered Pope Francis removed by San Antonio archbishop

March 20, 2024

NEW YORK – A priest in Texas who recently called Pope Francis a “usurper” has had his faculties for public ministry removed by Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller of San Antonio. The archbishop said the decision was made to prevent “further confusion and grave scandal”. García-Siller not only stripped the priest, Father John Mary Foster, of faculties

Sin City gets new Catholic parish that could be ‘shining light for the Church’

March 16, 2024

St. John Paul II Parish is the first new parish to open in Las Vegas since the (in)famous city of casinos and theatrical shows was elevated to an archdiocese by Pope Francis in May 2023. Its projected growth, and its parish priest’s emphasis on building a community, serves as a hopeful microcosm of what’s taking

Pope calls for truth about ‘Vatican Girl’ as Italian Parliament launches probe

March 16, 2024

ROME – Pope Francis has repeated his own desire that the truth surrounding the 1983 disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi finally emerge, just as the Italian Parliament is gearing up to launch a large-scale investigation of the infamous “Vatican Girl” case. “In the Vatican, we are still suffering greatly from the disappearance, more than forty years

West England and the Diocese of Clifton have a new bishop

March 14, 2024

The Diocese of Clifton has a new bishop as of 14 March 2024. Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Canon Bosco MacDonald as the tenth Bishop of Clifton. It follows the Pope on the same day accepting the resignation of the Right Reverend Declan Lang as Bishop of the Diocese of Clifton, one of 22 dioceses