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Text: ‘Traditionis Custodes’ on use of the pre-Vatican II liturgy
See the Vatican's official English translation of the apostolic letter issued by Pope Francis July 16 concerning use of the Roman liturgy prior to the reform of 1970.
Appealing for unity, pope puts limits on pre-Vatican II Mass
Pope Francis ordered that priests now must have permission to celebrate the so-called Tridentine-rite Mass and bishops are not to establish any new parishes devoted to the old liturgy.
Authority in a wounded church: Leaders see ‘synodality’ as way forward
The clerical sexual abuse crisis has made the need for conversion painfully obvious and led to a reckoning with the use of power in the church through synod processes in several countries.
Supreme Court sets October date for Kentucky’s abortion case
Kentucky's ban on "the gruesome practice of live dismemberment abortions" in the second trimester of pregnancy will be defended at the high court, vowed the state's attorney general.
Vatican prosecutor seeks six-year sentence for abusive priest
Father Gabriele Martinelli is accused of sexually abusing a younger student at the St. Pius X Pre-Seminary before he was ordained. The seminary's rector also faces a prison term if convicted.
Cuban exiles in Miami gather at their shrine to pray for homeland
Two days after protests against the communist regime broke out in different cities across Cuba, observers said the Cuban people "cannot stand it anymore" -- especially the young.
Genocide charges ‘must be pursued,’ Smith says at religious freedom summit
At the International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington, New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith strongly criticized China for "trying to destroy or radically transform religion into the party's slave."
CRS gradually restores services in Haiti amid series of crises
A tropical storm, the assassination of a president, rising gang violence and a surge in COVID cases have forced Catholic Relief Services to curtail its humanitarian work.
Study finds 221,000 Catholics left the church in Germany during pandemic
In the coronavirus year 2020, fewer Christians left the church in Germany than in previous years, two church organizations reported. People lost trust and by quitting wanted to send a signal, said a bishop.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel a ‘very relevant’ devotion in troubled times, says Bucks County priest
The beloved Marian title and its spirituality counter "false gods and prophets" while deepening faith, said Father Matthew Guckin, pastor of Our Lady of Carmel in Doylestown.