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Vatican confirms excommunication of SSPX bishops, declares schism
6+ hour, 38+ min ago (1358+ words) July 2, 2026 Ishmael Adibuah News Briefs 0 Print Because the traditionalist group consecrated bishops without papal approval, the Vatican issued a decree on July 2 declaring those bishops and their consecrators automatically excommunicated. One day after the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X…...
What links disintegration? On Rousseau, gnosticism, and Saint Michael
11+ hour, 26+ min ago (895+ words) Minus reason and faith, only power and force prevail. July 1, 2026 Jose Yulo Essay, Features 1 Print The truth will not only'make us free'but it is itself free. We all come in fact to know the same truth, otherwise we could not…...
God on the soccer field: Expressions of faith at the World Cup
18+ hour, 33+ min ago (966+ words) July 1, 2026 Diego L'pez Col'n News Briefs 0 Print During the World Cup, various players and teams have expressed faith in God, asking not so much for victory but to put their lives and efforts in his hands. The 2026 FIFA World Cup…...
Nun arrested by ICE while walking to Sunday Mass in Texas released after lawmakers" intervention
21+ hour, 11+ min ago (880+ words) July 1, 2026 Amira Abuzeid News Briefs 0 Print A Catholic nun was briefly detained by federal immigration officers while walking to church in her religious habit on Sunday, sparking widespread concern among local faith leaders and prompting swift intervention by members of…...
Inside the Mormon temple: What I expected, what I saw
12+ hour, 26+ min ago (762+ words) To me, it felt cold, not comforting. There was nothing to inspire awe. July 1, 2026 Karl Keating The Dispatch 0 Print Today, my wife and I toured the recently renovated San Diego temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints…...
Seton Hall president "not implicated" in internal sex allegation report, Newark Archdiocese says
14+ hour, 40+ min ago (658+ words) July 1, 2026 Daniel Payne News Briefs 0 Print Cardinal Joseph Tobin said Monsignor Joseph Reilly "responded promptly" to sexual harassment allegations, though he failed to follow Title IX requirements due to a lack of training. Seton Hall University President Monsignor Joseph Reilly…...
Amid World Cup, Church in Mexico reminds fans that prayer is "the path to unite the world
15+ hour, 8+ min ago (524+ words) July 1, 2026 David Ramos News Briefs 0 Print The sight of players who were fiercely competing just moments before joining together in prayer at the end of a soccer match sends a powerful message that prayer unites and overcomes differences. At the…...
Parolin: SSPX ordinations are "schismatic
14+ hour, 48+ min ago (538+ words) July 1, 2026 ACI Stampa News Briefs 0 Print Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the episcopal ordinations carried out without papal mandate by the Society of St. Pius X "deeply wound" Church unity. ROME " Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, said Wednesday that…...
Catholic priest known for peace initiatives in Central African Republic shot and killed
15+ hour, 12+ min ago (646+ words) July 1, 2026 Jude Atemanke News Briefs 0 Print BANGASSOU, Central African Republic " A Catholic priest serving in the Diocese of Bangassou in Central African Republic was shot dead in an armed attack in eastern Central African Republic. A parishioner accompanying him was…...
Supreme Court will hear Catholic-backed Jewish religious liberty suit involving "finality" rule
15+ hour, 8+ min ago (575+ words) July 1, 2026 Daniel Payne News Briefs 0 Print Daniel Grand is asking the high court to rule on his long-running lawsuit against the city of University Heights, Ohio. The Supreme Court this week said it would take up a long-running religious liberty…...