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“On the Universality of the Church and the Importance of Dialogue”: A Reflection by Leo XIV
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Bishop of Antwerp, Johan Bonny, during an interview with AFP in Antwerp on March 25, 2026 Photo: Nicolas TUCAT

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Amazon Synodality Enters a New Phase: Cardinal Steiner Elected to Lead CEAMA Through 2030

Steiner’s election must be read against this institutional backdrop. According to CEAMA, his leadership is expected to “strengthen the path of a Church with an Amazonian face,” a phrase that has become shorthand for a model of inculturation that goes beyond symbolic gestures. In practical terms, this includes promoting indigenous leadership within ecclesial structures

Analysis Opinion•Cardinals and Bishops•Liturgy and Divine Worship

On the “liturgical war”: For God’s sake: “Lay down your arms!” (a statement by Cardinal Brandmüller)

What does, however, affect the daily life of piety are the rites, customs, and concrete forms of religiosity experienced every day. It is there that conflict is ignited, sometimes even over secondary details, like variations in the texts of hymns or prayers. And the more irrational the reason for the dispute appears, the more violent the clash becomes