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Questions about liturgy: Deacons, Communion and Benediction Eucharistic
Do you need to forgive, or have you been forgiven? This brief reflection by Pope Leo XIV is for you
A New Approach to Communication in Abuse Case Management: Guidelines Released to Improve Crisis Communication
Traditionalist Catholics will not be able to celebrate Mass at St. Peter’s… at least not in 2026
Argentine government designates two Catholic shrines as protected sites: one dedicated to Our Lady of Schoenstatt and the other to Saint “cura Brochero”
Colombian President Announces Funding for the Restoration of a Major Church Damaged by the Earthquake
Relics of St. Bernadette, the visionary of Our Lady of Lourdes, will tour the United States on an unprecedented pilgrimage
Leo XIV in France: What the Numbers Show and What You Need to Know About a Visit That’s Already Being Called a Success
From a bishop’s conflict with Opus Dei to a conflict within the diocese
USA: Colorado forces doctors to medically transition patients or risk prosecution
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For many women's rights advocates, the decision was a long-awaited correction. Photo: AP Foto/Kin Cheung

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Synodality against episcopacy?

Vatican II corrected an imbalance in the relationship between the pope and the bishops that had crept into Catholic theology and practice since Vatican I by teaching that bishops are true vicars of Christ in their local Churches, not mere branch managers of Catholic Church, Inc., executing instructions from the CEO in Rome

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church

Italian judiciary rules on accusation of Catholic archbishop in blasphemy case

On March 28, 2025, Judge Andrea Scarpa of Modena formally dropped criminal charges of contempt for the Catholic religion against Archbishop Erio Castellucci of Modena-Nonantola and Carpi, exhibition curators Don Carlo Bellini and Cristina Muccioli, and the artist Andrea Saltini. The case revolved around a painting titled «Longino», which some Catholics claimed portrayed a Roman centurion in an intimate posture with Jesus.