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Pope Leo XIV to the French episcopate: Seek inclusive solutions for Catholics who use the Old Missal

The Pope’s intervention reveals a dual concern: healing wounds without erasing truth, and preserving unity without suppressing legitimate diversity. Nowhere is this more evident than in his approach to the question of the Vetus Ordo—the pre-conciliar form of the Roman rite, often associated with the Tridentine Mass

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The Vatican Speaks Out at the UN in Support of Children with Down Syndrome

This position places the Vatican in direct tension with prevailing practices in several countries. In Iceland, where prenatal screening is widely offered and accepted, births of children with Down syndrome have become exceedingly rare

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Serial baby killer dies in the U.S.: He earned $1.8 million a year killing children in subhuman conditions

For nearly three decades, Gosnell operated the Women’s Medical Society clinic, a facility that would later be described by authorities in terms more often associated with crime scenes than medical environments

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Will the Church bless polygamy? One Synod document addresses the issue, while another discusses poverty

What emerges from this latest set of documents is not a uniform strategy, but a multifaceted approach. In some areas, the Church seeks to deepen its capacity to listen and adapt; in others, it reaffirms boundaries it considers non-negotiable

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The Vatican says “yes” to animal-to-human organ transplants: here’s what a new document says

The revised text, presented on March 24, 2026, at the Holy See Press Office, comes 25 years after the Academy’s first intervention on the subject. In that quarter century, science has advanced dramatically

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Russian Attack Sets Fire to Historic Catholic Monastery in Lviv, Ukraine

Andrii Sybiha, Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs, has released a video of the fire caused by the Russian attack on the Monastery, calling on the Director-General of UNESCO "to respond immediately to this crime in the strongest possible terms."

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Faith, Politics and Identity: New Survey Maps a Fragmented America on LGBTQ Issues

The findings depict a society that has moved toward broader acceptance of LGBTQ individuals in principle, while becoming more divided over how that acceptance should be expressed in law and public life

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Cardinal Pham Minh Mǎn, the Face of Catholic Resistance in Vietnam, Dies

From the early years of his priestly formation, he worked to promote evangelization in a country that, after adopting Communist ideology, showed its aversion to the Christian faith, causing grave losses to the Church.

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The Catholic Cemetery in Peru’s Capital Where Aborted Babies Found a Dignified Rest

Since 2009, more than 1,800 aborted children have received a Christian burial in a Catholic cemetery.

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Belgium Sees Increase in Adult Baptisms

There has been an increase in the number of adult baptisms, rising from 362 in 2024 and over 500 last year to 689 this year.

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