6+ hour, 45+ min ago  (271+ words) 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 (SSPX) consecrated four bishops without the…...

5+ hour, 40+ min ago  (679+ words) The conservation work marks "a pivotal moment both in the history of restoration and in the history of Italian Renaissance art," according to Vatican Museums Director Barbara Jatta. The Vatican Museums has launched an ambitious restoration to the frescoes of…...

6+ hour, 58+ min ago  (333+ words) 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 the episcopal ordinations carried out earlier…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (533+ words) Sister Alessandra Smerilli, FMA, is the third woman in history to be nominated to lead a Vatican dicastery. Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday named Italian economist Sister Alessandra Smerilli, FMA, to succeed Cardinal Michael Czerny, SJ, as prefect of the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (571+ words) A conference addressed the subject of quantum gravity with regard to the incompatibility of quantum mechanics with general relativity, presenting a challenge for researchers to propose solutions. The Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical institutions in the world, hosted…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (441+ words) VATICAN CITY " The Vatican's financial intelligence and anti-money-laundering authority has been overhauled under a new 12-article statute that eliminates its president and board and places it under a new structure led by a director and deputy director appointed by the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (467+ words) With Tuesday's nominations, the pope changed the No. 2 positions in dicasteries for which he appointed the top officials earlier this year. The Vatican announced June 30 that the pontiff appointed Bishop Marco Mellino secretary of the Dicastery for Legislative Texts. He…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (949+ words) VATICAN CITY " The Catholic Church's defense of the dignity of every human life has remained a defining priority across modern pontificates. Few popes, however, made the protection of life as central to their teaching as Pope St. John Paul II. Throughout…...

2+ day, 21+ min ago  (585+ words) 1 in 6 couples struggle with infertility worldwide. " Not being able to conceive can be a very difficult experience for couples wanting to start a family. " In the late 1970s, a medical breakthrough happened with the first successful birth through In Vitro Fertilization,…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (306+ words) Pope Leo XIV has issued a letter to the traditionalist Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) asking them not to proceed with their planned July 1 consecrations without papal approval. Letter of Pope Leo XIVto the Reverend Davide Pagliarani, Superior General…...