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Bishop Barron weighs in on ‘untenable’ situation in Minnesota
Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, commented on the “untenable” situation in the state. “As a resident of Minnesota and as bishop of the Diocese of...
Pope decries abuse of political power in ‘State of the World’ address [News Analysis]
“War is back in vogue and the zeal for war is spreading,” Pope Leo XIV said in a January 9 speech to the Vatican diplomatic corps. Basing his address on the thought of St. Augustine, the...Pope proclaims Year of Saint Francis, with special plenary indulgences
Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed a Year of Saint Francis to mark the 800th anniversary of the death of the beloved saint. The year began on January 10, 2026, and will conclude on January 10, 2027, the...Former Irish president says infant baptism violates human rights
Mary McAleese, Ireland’s president from 1997 to 2011, described infant baptism as “a long-standing, systemic and overlooked severe restriction on children’s rights with regard to religion.”Writing in Ireland’s leading newspaper, McAleese charged that infant baptism violates the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989).
Franciscans, Pope Leo mark beginning of 800th anniversary year of St. Francis of Assisi’s death
Pope Leo XIV and the leaders of Franciscan communities marked the beginning of the 800th anniversary year of the death of St. Francis of Assisi. Leaders of six Franciscan communities and...Cardinals, in consistory, vote to focus on evangelization and synodality, rather than on Curia, liturgy
Meeting in the first extraordinary consistory of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, the members of the College of Cardinals voted last evening to discuss evangelization and synodality—thus...Brazilian archbishop who resigned at 62 to lead new diocese
In a highly unusual decision, Pope Leo XIV yesterday appointed a Brazilian archbishop who resigned in 2019 to lead a new diocese. Born in Brazil in 1957, Archbishop Luís Gonzaga Silva...Through Mary’s ‘yes,’ we see God’s love in Jesus’ face, Pope preaches on New Year’s Day
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica this morning and preached that the Blessed Virgin Mary’s offering of her freedom allowed mankind to see God’s benevolent gaze...Extraordinary consistory of cardinals concludes with announcement of future consistories
The director of the Holy See Press Office announced at a press briefing last evening (video) that Pope Leo XIV will convoke another two-day consistory of the College of Cardinals in June. Matteo...Archbishop Broglio says it would be ‘morally acceptable’ for troops to refuse Greenland conquest orders
The head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services said that he “cannot see any circumstances” in which an American conquest of Greenland would fulfill just-war criteria.“I am obviously worried, because they [Catholic troops] could be put in a situation where they’re being ordered to do something which is morally questionable,” said Archbishop Timothy Broglio. “And it would be very difficult for a soldier or a Marine or a sailor by himself to disobey an order such as that.”
“But strictly speaking, he or she, within the realm of their own conscience, it would be morally acceptable to disobey that order,” Archbishop Broglio added. “But that’s perhaps putting that individual in an untenable situation, and that’s my concern.”
