The Vatican has again warned the Priestly Society of St. Pius X against ordaining new bishops on July 1 without papal mandate.
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On same-sex blessings in Germany, cardinal calls talk of Vatican sanctions ‘premature’
Speaking to journalists in Rome May 6, Cardinal Pietro Parolin was asked if the Vatican intends to impose sanctions on the German bishops after the continued promotion of a handbook for blessing same-sex couples.
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Interview: Bishop Erik Varden on his ‘nihilism’ on A.I. and the danger weaponizing Christianity for politics
“Any presentation of Christianity that abstracts the scandal of the Cross or perversely uses the Cross as a weapon with which to strike others is veering toward heresy or even blasphemy.”
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Pope Leo XIV appoints Jesuit priest as new bishop of Honolulu
Michael T. Castori, S.J., earned a doctorate in Near Eastern Religions from the University of California, Berkeley, in 2008. He speaks English, Spanish, Hebrew, Greek, Latin and Tongan.
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Pope Leo accepts resignation of West Virginia bishop, names D.C. auxiliary as successor
A native of El Salvador, West Virginia’s new bishop migrated to the United States in 1990 and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Washington on May 29, 2004.
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US bishops’ doctrine chair defends church’s just war tradition after JD Vance comments
Shortly after Vice President JD Vance appeared to warn Pope Leo XIV to “be careful” when speaking about theology and taking issue with his description of the U.S. conflict in Iran as unjust, the U.S. bishops’ point-man on doctrine issued a forceful statement on the Church’s teaching about just war theory.
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Archbishop Broglio: Iran war likely not justified under Catholic teaching on legitimate defense
In an interview with “Face the Nation” taped April 2 and scheduled to air on Easter, Archbishop Broglio said that under the just war theory, he was concerned the U.S. military action in Iran was “compensating for a threat” before the threat “is actually realized.”
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Cardinal Roche: Liturgy meant to promote unity, not personal preference
Debates over the liturgy should ultimately be understood through the lens of unity, not individual preference, said Cardinal Arthur Roche, prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments.
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Interview: Charlotte’s Bishop Martin on making disciples in a booming diocese, and why we should all care about the liturgy
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak with Bishop Michael Martin, O.F.M. Conv., of the Diocese of Charlotte. Bishop Martin sparked headlines in 2025 when a document leaked with plans to restrict the Latin Mass and other liturgical practices in his diocese.
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Pope Leo calls for ‘generous inclusion’ of those attached to the Latin Mass in letter to French bishops
Pope Leo XIV lamented the divisions surrounding the celebration of the Latin Mass and called on the French bishops’ conference to find solutions that include those attached to the old form of Mass.