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Archbishop Hebda issues pastoral letter reminding families that ‘Only One Thing Is Necessary’

May 15, 2026 / 1 minute of reading

Despite the “uphill battle” families face, Hebda encourages them: “Dear families, please take heart. You are not alone. The Church journeys with you, the Church loves you, and the Church needs you!” [...] --- Despite the “uphill battle” families face, Hebda [...]

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U.S. State Department renews $100M Cuba aid offer for Church-led distribution

May 15, 2026 / 1 minute of reading

Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami said the U.S. aid offer would require the Cuban government to undergo regime change but “the government doesn't seem to be willing to do that yet.” [...] --- Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami said the U.S. [...]

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Reflecting on meeting with Leo, Rubio emphasizes distinction between role of Church and nation state

May 14, 2026 / 3 minutes of reading

"There are conflicts and issues in the world that cannot be solved diplomatically, no matter how hard you try," Rubio said. --- In a May 13 interview on Fox News, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reflected on his May 7 [...]

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BREAKING: SSPX responds to Vatican threats with profession of faith

May 14, 2026 / 1 minute of reading

'There is only one Faith and one Church by which we may be saved,' writes Father Pagliarani of the SSPX. --- 'There is only one Faith and one Church by which we may be saved,' writes Father Pagliarani of the [...]

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How Christ’s ascension takes the training wheels off our faith

May 14, 2026 / 6 minutes of reading

The celebration of the Ascension is an annual opportunity for us to focus on the implications Jesus’ return to the Father means for each of his followers. --- Christ’s ascension is meant to help us to grow to full stature in [...]

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Inquest finds priest and 4 Catholic civilians shot by British troops ‘unlawfully killed’

May 14, 2026 / 5 minutes of reading

Father Noel Fitzpatrick was shot and killed along with four others including three youth in Belfast on July 9, 1972. --- Speaking at a Mass in Belfast, Northern Ireland, following an inquest that found five Catholics, including a priest, were unlawfully [...]

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Vatican issues final warning to breakaway traditionalist group attached to the old Latin Mass Vatican News

May 14, 2026 / 1 minute of reading

The Vatican has issued a final warning to a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics. It says their planned consecrations of bishops without papal consent will incur automatic excommunication. The post Vatican issues final warning to breakaway traditionalist group [...]

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Vatican says SSPX faces excommunications for ‘schismatic’ bishop consecrations

May 13, 2026 / 2 minutes of reading

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández said Pope Leo XIV is praying for the leaders of the SSPX to "reconsider the very grave decision they have made." --- The Vatican’s doctrine chief warned Wednesday that the plan of the traditionalist Society of St. [...]

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Priest invites Catholics around the world to pray the full rosary for 153 days

May 13, 2026 / 5 minutes of reading

Beginning May 13, the feast of Our Lady of Fátima, a Filipino-American priest is inviting Catholics around the world to pray the mysteries of the rosary for 153 days "for the salvation of souls." --- A Filipino-American priest of the Marians [...]

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Doing justice while making Catholic schools affordable

May 13, 2026 / 1 minute of reading

Before joining what once imagined itself the world’s greatest deliberative body, U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) was a decorated naval aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut with four space shuttle missions to his credit. Now, [...] --- Before joining what once [...]

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