19+ hour, 5+ min ago  (200+ words) Pope Leo XIV used his traditional Tuesday day off to issue a series of Vatican reforms and appointments 30 June. First, he approved a new statute for the Vatican's financial watchdog, the Supervisory and Financial Information Authority, replacing its president and…...

18+ hour, 37+ min ago  (932+ words) Four years after Poles welcomed millions of Ukrainians fleeing Russia's full-scale invasion, Catholicleaders from both countries are urging their peoples not to let historical disputes undo that solidarity as disputes over World War II history inflamed relations between Poland and…...

19+ hour, 53+ min ago  (722+ words) By Paulina Guzik, Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV News Despite a personal appeal from Pope Leo XIV, the Society of St Pius X went ahead 1 July with the unauthorised consecration of four new bishops at its seminary in "c'ne, Switzerland, with…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (406+ words) Pope Leo XIV has named Sister Alessandra Smerilli prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Vatican announced 30 June, making her the latest woman elevated to lead a major Vatican office under the new pontificate. The pope also…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (912+ words) Pope Leo XIV has urged the head of the traditionalist Society of St Pius X to halt the unauthorised consecration of new bishops, warning that the move would cause a formal schism and deprive followers of lawful sacraments. "In this…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (411+ words) Two Neocatechumenal Way seminarians'have been ordained deacons at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney.' Pablo Arosemena Lozano and James Tomelty were ordained by Bishop Tony Percy on 30 June in a joyful celebration attended by hundreds of family members,'friends'and members of…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (944+ words) The majority of Australia's faithful belong to the Latin Rite, but our country is profoundly blessed by the living traditions of the Christian East. Among these, two distinct Catholic eparchies (dioceses) bear the name of St Thomas the Apostle." Each…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (184+ words) Pope Leo XIV is urging Christians around the world to prepare together for 2033, when the'Catholic'Church will celebrate an extraordinary Jubilee year marking 2, 000 years since the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Speaking 30 June to an Orthodox delegation from the Ecumenical…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (461+ words) Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP has honoured'more than 60'Sydney Catholics for their decades of service to the church in areas as diverse as music'ministry, accounting,'and'building'renovation'in the annual Dempsey Medal ceremony'following Mass'at St Mary's Cathedral on 28 June.' The award, which has…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (606+ words) Pope Leo XIV offered prayers for the victims of devastating twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela as the death toll continues to climb and rescuers race to save people trapped under collapsed buildings. Speaking to pilgrims gathered outside St Peter's Square…...