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Mgr Eleganti critique fortement Vatican II et la nouvelle liturgie
Il s’en prend au concile Vatican II et à la réforme liturgique dans un article paru sur son blog, sous le titre évocateur : « Vatican II : le printemps annoncé n’a pas eu lieu ». Avec sa simplicité coutumière Mgr Eleganti raconte qu’il a servi la...

Pope John XXIII: From the Western schism to Vatican II
Opinion By Valentine Obienyem WHILE in church today, as I went through my book of the day’s readings, I noticed that yesterday was the feast day of Pope John XXIII – undoubtedly one of the most likeable popes in history. I remember how I first...

Francis, Is That You? The Grand Return of Ecolatry in the Vatican
On October 3rd, the event “Raising Hope for Climate Justice” concluded in Castel Gandolfo, the historical summer residence of popes. It was organized by CIDSE (International Cooperation for Development and Solidarity), a Francophone international...

VATICAN - “Dilexi Te” the first Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Leo XIV. Christ's preferential option for the poor is everlasting
Thursday, 9 October 2025 poverty Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - "The fact that some dismiss or ridicule charitable works, as if they were an obsession on the part of a few and not the burning heart of the Church’s mission, convinces me of the need...

‘Dilexi te’: the pope’s passionate plea for the poor
Copies of the Italian translation of “Dilexi Te” (“I Have Loved You”), Pope Leo XIV’s apostolic exhortation, are seen in front of Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, at a Vatican news conference Oct. 9,...

West Bank’s Palestinian Christian communities struggle
TAYBEH, West Bank — Early on Sundays, bells call the faithful to worship at the three churches in this hilltop village that the Gospel narrates Jesus visited. It is now the last entirely Christian one in the occupied West Bank. Proudly...

El Papa pide a los católicos apoyar las misiones con oración y donaciones
Por Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service CIUDAD DEL VATICANO (CNS) — En varios videos, grabados en inglés, español e italiano, el Papa León XIV instó a todas las parroquias católicas del mundo a celebrar el Domingo Mundial de las Misiones el 19 de...

Two more generations before Jews and Arabs can live in peace, says Vatican’s top man in Jerusalem
Open this photo in gallery:Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, speaks during Sunday morning mass at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City on July 20, 2025.OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP/Getty Images Cardinal...

LifeSite launches new campaign to end surrogacy worldwide
Blogs We are joining calls from campaigners, rights groups, from the Vatican and from pro-life groups worldwide to demand a global ban on surrogacy. (LifeSiteNews) — Hello, my friends. Today we bring you news of a new campaign: to criminalize the...

West Bank’s dwindling Palestinian Christian communities continue to struggle amid violence
Early on Sundays, bells call the faithful to worship at the three churches in this hilltop village that the Gospel narrates Jesus visited. It is now the last entirely Christian one in the occupied West Bank. Proudly Palestinian, Taybeh’s...

Réforme financière : Léon XIV tourne délicatement la page François
Par ce texte, le Pape abandonne la logique du contrôle absolu et introduit un nouvel équilibre où la Curie retrouve le rôle qu’elle avait en partie perdu ces dernières années. Si le règne du pape François s’est souvent construit en rupture avec le...

The Reception of Vatican II Behind the Iron Curtain: The Polish Case
For Polish bishops and laity alike, the final months of Vatican II were a busy time. In addition to the work of adopting and circulating the final versions of the conciliar documents, the Poles were preparing to celebrate a millennium of Polish...

The West Bank’s Dwindling Palestinian Christian Communities Continue to Struggle
TAYBEH, West Bank (AP) — Early on Sundays, bells call the faithful to worship at the three churches in this hilltop village that the Gospel narrates Jesus visited. It is now the last entirely Christian one in the occupied West Bank. Proudly...

‘We are so tired of this life’: The West Bank’s dwindling Palestinian Christian community struggles amid settler violence
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The West Bank's dwindling Palestinian Christian communities continue to struggle amid...
But that hope feels increasingly remote as they struggle with the threats of violence from Jewish settlers and the intensifying restrictions on movement imposed by Israel. Many also say they fear Islamist radicalization will grow in the area as...

The West Bank’s dwindling Palestinian Christian communities continue to struggle amid violence
TAYBEH, West Bank (AP) — Early on Sundays, bells call the faithful to worship at the three churches in this hilltop village that the Gospel narrates Jesus visited. It is now the last entirely Christian one in the occupied West Bank. Proudly...

World Associated Press The West Bank's dwindling Palestinian Christian communities continue to struggle amid violence
TAYBEH, West Bank (AP) — Early on Sundays, bells call the faithful to worship at the three churches in this hilltop village that the Gospel narrates Jesus visited. It is now the last entirely Christian one in the occupied West Bank. Proudly...

Pope Leo condemns economies that marginalize poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV criticized how the wealthy live in a "bubble of comfort and luxury" while poor people suffer on the margins, confirming in his first teaching document that he is in perfect lockstep with his predecessor Pope Francis on...

Vatican Receives 400+ Page Report Detailing Christian Persecution in Nicaragua
Pope Leo XIV recently received a copy of the latest edition of “Nicaragua: A Persecuted Church,” an extensive report detailing thousands of acts of Christian persecution committed by the communist regime of dictatorial couple Daniel Ortega and...
Leo XIV speaks out on ‘dictatorship’ of economic inequality and support for migrants in first major text
ROME -- Pope Leo XIV, writing in the first major document of his pontificate, has denounced the “dictatorship” of economic inequality while insisting the Catholic Church is committed to supporting “rejected” migrants. Leo’s almost 40-page text,...