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Cardinal Zuppi visits Ukrainian POWs in Russia
Vatican peace envoy Cardinal Matteo Zuppi visited Ukrainian prisoners of war during his Sept. 28-30 trip to Moscow.Cardinal Matteo Zuppi. Credit: Screenshot from @12porte YouTube channel.The trip marked the Italian cardinal’s third mission to Moscow, following visits in June 2023 and October 2024, b...
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Leo and the synod’s canonical team
When the Vatican’s synod on synodality concluded in 2024 — if synods can ever really come to an end — among the remaining tasks to be taken up in Rome was a commission to suggest changes to the Code of Canon Law occasioned by the Church’s experience of universal synodality.Bishops during the Fourtee...
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The way we were, the waiting game, and out of time
This Pillar Post is available entirely for free to all readers through a sponsorship from Source and Summit.Listen to Ed read this Pillar Post here: The Pillar TL;DRHappy Friday friends,Today is of course the 25th anniversary of the 2001 September 11 attacks. It is a good moment to pause for thought...
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Are larger families actually more religious?
In a society where artificial birth control is widely available and accepted, having a large family is increasingly seen as a choice taken primarily by people outside the mainstream, often for religious reasons.But is that actually the case?Sociologist Ryan Burge recently took a look at the question...
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UK PM plans to end ‘archaic’ ban on Catholics advising on church roles
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced Thursday that the government will seek to end a ban on Catholics and Jews advising the British monarch on appointments to the established (state) church.U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham hosts his first weekly Cabinet meeting in 10 Downing Street on July...
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Rabat archdiocese gets coadjutor after allegations against cardinal
Pope Leo XIV appointed Msgr. Mario León Dorado, OMI as coadjutor Archbishop of Rabat on Sept. 12, following sexual misconduct allegations against the current archbishop, Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero, SDB.Msgr. Mario León Dorado, OMI. Credit: Oblates of Mary Immaculate.López Romero announced in Ju...
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Prominent U.S. priest restricted from ministry
The Diocese of Fall River, Mass., announced Friday that Msgr. Roger Landry has been restricted from public ministry after allegations of misconduct were made against the priest by “multiple individuals.”There are no allegations involving minors, the diocese emphasized, but he has been accused of “vi...
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Has Leo found hidden value in reversing Francis’ financial policies?
Pope Leo XIV on Monday repealed one of Pope Francis’ signature financial policies, rolling back a series of 2021 pay cuts and freezes for senior Vatican officials, including cardinals resident in Rome.Pope Leo XIV. Credit: Vatican Media.In a motu proprio dated Sept. 1 but published by the Vatican pr...
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A new leader at a critical time for Belarus’ Byzantine Catholics
The Vatican announced Monday a major leadership transition in a small but historically significant community within the Catholic Church in Belarus.The Belarusian Greek Catholic Center of St. Joseph in Minsk, Belarus. Credit: Darriuss/wikimedia CC0.The Holy See press office said Sept. 14 that Pope Le...
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‘Someone has to roll up their sleeves’: Meet the 23-year-old Catholic restoring France’s statues
Temperatures climbed so high in France this summer that wildfires forced mass evacuations, Champagne grapes were harvested exceptionally early, the Louvre closed in the afternoons, and the field at the historic Parc des Princes stadium turned brown.Raphaël Castex restores the statue of the Virgin of...
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Motion to dismiss delays trial of English bishop accused of rape of a minor
Lawyers for an English bishop accused of raping a minor have asked the court to dismiss the case.Bishop David Oakley. Credit: Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales.Bishop David Oakley of Northampton appeared in court at the Old Bailey in London on Sept. 10. The bishop had been expected to...
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French victims ask Pope Leo to take action on spiritual abuse
A group of more than 200 victims of spiritual abuse and their relatives is asking Pope Leo XIV to take concrete steps to prevent and respond to instances of spiritual abuse within the Church.In a Sept. 7 letter, published in La Croix, the group asked the pope to clearly define spiritual abuse in can...