“We Accept with Sincere Filial Obedience These Provisions,” Said the Prelate of the Opus Dei, in Face of the Pope’s Modifications

Aug 10, 2023 18:56

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Bishop Fernando Ocáriz, Prelator of Opus Dei. Photo: Flickr Opus Dei

Local Church•Testimonies

Bishop travelling 30,000 miles to help the faithful amid war

The Salesian bishop said that, since his episcopal ordination last December, a car provided by ACN had enabled him to visit the people entrusted to him and offer them much-needed “material help and spiritual strength”.

Jul 13, 2023 10:38

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Local Church•Pope Francis•Testimonies

Pope Francis Creates His Confessor a Cardinal: The Priest Who Asked God’s Pardon for Forgiving Too Much

The friar advised the confessors to follow the message of Pope Francis: be merciful, understanding and be willing to listen and understand others.

Jul 11, 2023 02:59

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Ukrainia: monks staying in Kherson despite misery and devastation

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic monastery helps people by distributing aid and providing pastoral care for those in need. The faithful also continue to visit the monastery to ask for the sacraments of baptism, marriage and confession, according to the Basilian monk.

Jul 09, 2023 02:41

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New cathedral to be consecrated in diocese shaken by terror

The diocese is in one of the poorest regions of the country and has suffered multiple attacks by extremists.

Jul 06, 2023 03:43

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Dicasteries•Testimonies of Faith

Ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, Pope Francis Institutes a Commission That Will Recognize Catholic Martyrs and Those of Other Christian Confessions

This initiative does not intend to establish new criteria for the canonical assessment of martyrdom, but to continue with the initial survey of those who, to this day, continue to be killed for the mere fact of being Christians.

Jul 05, 2023 19:22

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Healing the Healer: Pope Leo XIV intervenes at Padre Pio of Pietrelcina’s hospital. Why?

On May 27, Pope Leo XIV signed a papal chirograph establishing a special commission with extraordinary powers to stabilize and relaunch Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, the renowned Catholic hospital in San Giovanni Rotondo founded by Padre Pio in the 1950s

Pope Leo XIV calls the liturgy the “driving force of evangelization” and urges priests to respect liturgical texts and norms

The Pope’s General Audience, May 27, 2026, on Tradition and Reform in the Liturgy

“We Accept with Sincere Filial Obedience These Provisions,” Said the Prelate of the Opus Dei, in Face of the Pope’s Modifications

USA: House members condemn prosecution of Finnish politician on trial again for Bible tweet

Martha, the Young African Girl Who Gave Her Testimony Before the Pope: She Fled Her Village Because of Terrorism, but Has Kept Her Faith

Catholic Church in USA recognizes three women with highest pro-life distinction

Ukraine: Catholic diocese provides life-saving aid to people traumatized by the war

«The Chosen» Series Resumes Season 4 Filming After Strike Threat

Benedict XVI’s Former Secretary Is Already in His New Residence, but Has Ministerial Limitations

Bishop travelling 30,000 miles to help the faithful amid war

Pope Francis Creates His Confessor a Cardinal: The Priest Who Asked God’s Pardon for Forgiving Too Much

Ukrainia: monks staying in Kherson despite misery and devastation

New cathedral to be consecrated in diocese shaken by terror

Ahead of the 2025 Jubilee, Pope Francis Institutes a Commission That Will Recognize Catholic Martyrs and Those of Other Christian Confessions