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French bishops decry vote legalizing ‘assisted dying’ as a ‘turning point’ in nation’s history
The French bishops called on Catholic health care institutions to refrain “from behavior that is clearly morally reprehensible.”
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U.S. bishops urge Trump administration to ‘advance real solutions’ instead of IVF
The USCCB stated that “public policy should not promote practices that undermine the dignity of human life or sever the connection between procreation and the marital act.”
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SSPX appeals Vatican decision, claiming excommunication is ‘suspended’
The Society of St. Pius X—the group that the Vatican declared to be in schism on July 2—claims that beginning the appeal process “has the effect of suspending” the execution of the Vatican decree.
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U.S. condemns detention of Nicaraguan bishop as Church awaits proof of his safety
The country’s interior ministry acknowledged Bishop Mata had been detained, but said in a July 4 statement that he “has returned to his home, where he remains in perfect condition.” Confidencial and Catholic observers, however, said Bishop Mata’s whereabouts remains unknown.
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Church needs simpler language to explain synodality, U.S. bishops’ president says
“Synodality is often presented and perceived by many as a cumbersome and complicated process with language and terminology that is unfamiliar to most Catholics,” Archbishop Paul S. Coakley said.
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Vatican provides SSPX priests, lay faithful with procedure to return to Catholic communion after schism
VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has established a procedure for both priests and lay faithful connected to the Society of St. Pius X to return to Catholic communion, following the society’s schismatic act July 1. The instructions are being transmitted through apostolic nunciatures, as previously announced in […]
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Vatican declares excommunicated SSPX bishops, warns priests and lay faithful of schism
Today, the Vatican has taken a stricter, more inflexible position than those taken under Popes Benedict XVI and Francis.
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Pope Leo makes final appeal to SSPX before schismatic ordination of bishops: ‘Please turn back!’
Pope Leo made a last-minute appeal to the SSPX to “turn back” from illicitly ordaining bishops, saying, “to tear the seamless garment of Christ is a sin of extreme gravity.”
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Preaching the Gospel—not politics—at America’s 250th anniversary
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, preachers face a sacred responsibility—to proclaim the Gospel and heed the signs of the times, without getting lost in political ideologies.