A renowned liturgical scholar has criticised the traditionalist approach to Catholic liturgy, stating it diverges from genuine Church tradition and does not strengthen people’s faith. In an interview with the traditionalist blog “Messa in Latino”, Andrea Grillo, a professor of sacramental theology at the Benedictine University of Sant’Anselmo in Rome, highlighted the importance of unity Read more
A new law in the southern US state of Louisiana says the biblical Ten Commandments must be displayed in all public school classrooms. The state’s Republican governor, Jeff Landry (pictured), signed the obligation into law last week. A poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments in a “large, easily readable font” must be displayed in all Read more
Almost 2,000 Notre Dame University students and alumni have signed a petition urging the school’s outgoing president, Father John Jenkins, to rescind the Laetare Medal awarded in 2106 to then-Vice President Joe Biden. The Laetare Medal is conferred annually by Notre Dame “in recognition of outstanding service to the Catholic Church and society.” American political Read more
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hosted the world’s most powerful leaders in Italy last week and reportedly made a few foes over a flap involving the removal of abortion language from the G7’s final declaration of priorities. But in the United States, she’s winning praise from pro-life Americans, including former Vice President Mike Pence, founder of Read more
The diversity of the Catholic Church in the United States requires that it develop a culturally sensitive approach to preventing abuse, a safeguarding expert said. Although the US church, like the church in Europe, has structures in place to promote safeguarding to a higher degree than churches with less resources, “there are cultural aspects that Read more
According to Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, Pope Francis would travel to China immediately – if the Chinese were open to it. This was reported by the Vatican News portal (Friday). However, Parolin does not have the impression that the conditions for realising this wish have been met so far. Pope Francis repeatedly emphasises Read more
“We shall return”, a buoyant Fr Glen Tattersall said at the final Traditional Latin Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne on Wednesday evening. The Australian reports the Cathedral was packed for the Mass – it estimated there was a congregation of around 850 people. “They came in business suits, in strollers, on trams and Read more
Cardinal Robert Sarah has raised concerns about the rise of ‘practical atheism’ within the Catholic Church. Practical atheism does not deny God or reject God outright the cardinal said, but it removes God from the centre of life. Speaking at The Catholic University of America in Washington DC, the Cardinal warned that this form of Read more
Four US archdioceses have recently reported record ordinations, marking a significant milestone for the Catholic Church. The archdioceses of Washington, St Paul and Minneapolis, Los Angeles, and Milwaukee celebrated the largest number of new priests in decades. On 15 June, the Archdiocese of Washington celebrated its largest ordination class in 64 years. Cardinal Wilton D Read more
Efforts to introduce a new liturgy are being met with protests and violence in Ernakulam-Angamaly archdiocese in Kerala State, India. Instructions from the Syro-Malabar Church head, Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil, and from the archdiocesan administrator Bosco Puthur, were supposed to be read at Masses last week. The synod required that Mass be celebrated facing the Read more