Pope Leo XIV: The musical heritage of the Church must be preserved
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has highlighted the importance of sacred music in the liturgy, calling for…
Is the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary a holy day of obligation this year?
Catholics celebrate the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary each year on Aug. 15. The…
Pope Leo XIV on liturgy: Priests must remain faithful to Mass rubrics
Pope Leo XIV has emphasized the need for priests to remain faithful to the texts and instructions of…
Pope Leo XIV: Attendance at Sunday Mass cannot be replaced by virtual participation
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics to prioritize attending Sunday Mass, warning that active participation…
U.S. bishops ask for ‘intense prayers’ for Hamas-Israel peace amid Gaza’s ‘disastrous’ conditions
In response to President Donald Trump’s announcement last week of a deal between the U.S.-led Board of Peace,…
At lunch with the poor, Pope Leo XIV urges society to ‘eliminate the causes of poverty, injustice’
Pope Leo XIV on July 11 expressed a “hunger for justice [and] authentic charity” while attending a lunch…
Netanyahu claims unnamed Lebanese Christian villages sought annexation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said unidentified Lebanese Christian villages asked Israel to annex them. “Christian villages in…
SSPX rejects Vatican’s excommunication, calls it ‘objectively’ unjust and invalid
The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), whose members are known as “Lefebvrians,” rejected the recent excommunications decreed…
Cardinal Müller: SSPX consecrations a schismatic act, but Latin Mass remains valid
Cardinal Gerhard Müller has called the Society of St. Pius X’s planned consecration of four bishops without papal…
SSPX addresses Pope Leo XIV and cardinals ahead of consistory
The traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) issued an open letter and a declaration of faith to…
Parents sentenced to prison in Brazil for homeschooling and excluding gender-related content
A Brazilian couple was sentenced to 50 days in prison related to the homeschooling of their two daughters…
Vatican rejects German bishops’ request for lay homilies at Mass
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has rejected a request by the German Bishops’ Conference to allow lay faithful,…