Cardinals and Bishops•Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

Vatican: A French bishop succeeds Cardinal O’Malley as head of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors

Archbishop Verny, 58, brings extensive pastoral and administrative experience to the role. Born in France, he served as Auxiliary Bishop of Paris before joining the Commission in 2022

Jul 05, 2025 23:36

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Analysis Opinion

Towards the Dalai Lama’s succession: Chinese communist government interference to decide a “reincarnation”

On the eve of his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama announced that the Gaden Phodrang Trust will recognise his next reincarnation. Religious tradition will thus be respected while China will be excluded from any role. However, Beijing immediately responded by claiming control over the process. This heralds a future with two Dalai Lamas and a major legitimacy crisis that could turn into a wider geopolitical confrontation.

Jul 05, 2025 23:24

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Virgin Mary

What Science Says About Medjugorje: During the Apparitions There Is Energy Around The Visionaries

Scientists affirm that during the ectasis of Medjugorje’s visionaries “there is enormous energy around them.”

Jul 04, 2025 23:46

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Testimonies•Woman

8,583 Women Were Accompanied and Consoled by the Adoratrices, Handmaids of the Blessed Sacrament and Charity

As the Sisters explain, beyond the numbers, there is a face cared for, and each process initiated with a woman is also a story of dignity, justice, and hope. All of this is carried out around their charism of Adoration and Liberation. This is the Adorers’ Social Work, together with the Foundations and Associations that are part of this great international network, has offered spaces of welcome, training, and advocacy to women in contexts of prostitution, trafficking, violence, social exclusion, gender-based violence, homelessness, or addiction.

Jul 04, 2025 23:43

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Pope Leo XIV

Pope asks all Catholics to pray for this intention in July with unprecedented prayer

In The Pope Video this month, Leo XIV reads an original prayer, asking the Holy Spirit for the grace to learn how to discern. In a world that is changing constantly, discernment is necessary more than ever to make the right decisions.

Jul 04, 2025 23:10

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Local Church

Spanish diocese in litigation against Opus Dei makes public its proposal to the Pope for Torreciudad; Opus Dei speaks out

At the heart of the proposal is a restructuring of Torreciudad’s status and governance

Jul 03, 2025 19:24

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Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Iraqi Cardinal Warns Against Regime Change in Iran: «It Only Makes Things Worse»

«Imposing a new regime is not a solution. True change must come from within, when the people of a country decide it’s time,» Sako said. He cautioned that Israel’s military and political maneuvers aimed at weakening Iran’s leadership risk inflaming the entire region

Jul 03, 2025 19:04

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Local Church

U.S. Bishops’ President Reacts to Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill Act

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, lamented the great harm the bill will cause to many of the most vulnerable in society, making steeper cuts to Medicaid and clean energy tax credits, and adding more to the deficit

Jul 03, 2025 19:00

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Homosexuality•Testimonies

Corporate support for “gay pride” falls. Campaign launched by people who left LGBT+ activism

A new survey finds that 43% of Fortune 1,000 companies are dialing back their external support for Pride Month in 2025

Jul 01, 2025 17:32

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Liturgy and Divine Worship

Questions about liturgy: St. Michael Prayer, Long and Short

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy and sacramental theology and director of the Sacerdos Institute at the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum university.

Jul 01, 2025 14:18

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Analysis Opinion•Spirituality•Vocations

The Crippling Effect of Modern Discernment

Nowhere is discernment more on display than in the modern consideration of a vocation to the priesthood or religious life. Here, an entire subculture of “the discerning” has formed. They read the same books, like the same bands, and appropriate the same spiritual language.

Jul 01, 2025 14:14

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Gender Ideology•Woman

Top UN Women’s Rights Expert Declares War on Gender Ideology

Alsalem called on governments to preserve sex-based categories in language, policies, and data. She said a failure to do so has “devastating” consequences for women because it leads governments to overlook their unique vulnerabilities and exposes them to increased violence and discrimination.

Jul 01, 2025 13:59

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