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German bishops submit lay governance proposals to Vatican

The German Bishops’ Conference is seeking Vatican approval for a ‘Synodal Conference’ granting the laity power of governance in the Church in Germany.

Catholic 05.13.26

Women and the Catholic Church: Reform has long been promised, but real change has been denied

While the new Pope Leo may be a welcome and outspoken leader, women remain excluded from power and decision-making in a Church still struggling to modernise, writes Fr Tony Flanner...

Catholic 04.13.26

Catholic 05.11.26

US bishops can't be judged by political timing

Catholic bishops' authority is moral and doctrinal, grounded in continuity of teaching. To judge that authority by political timing is to substitute immediacy for principle and ali...

Catholic 03.15.25

Catholic 04.29.26

Synod study group calls for greater role for laity in the selection of bishops

A study group established by Pope Francis after the Synod on Synodality has called for a greater role for the laity and clergy in the selection of bishops, especially by involving...

Pope Leo authorizes bishops to remove superiors of autonomous monasteries

Catholic podcaster Ryan Grant called the new canon law rule ‘one the most revolutionary changes in the history of the Church.’

Catholic 04.07.26

Catholic 04.01.26

Australian Diocese Unveils New Cathedral As Archbishop Prepares for Rome

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National Catholic Leaders Appointed to Board of University of St. Thomas in Houston

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Pope Leo XIV Says Lay Movements Must Serve Communion, Not Power

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Boy refused Confirmation for calling LGBT nonsense while cardinals and bishops promote it.

Controversy intensifies under Pope Leo XIV as debates over homosexuality, synodality, Church authority, and Vatican priorities fuel growing concern among traditional Catholics. Fru...

Vatican creates new ecclesiastical province in Africa after cardinal defies resignation request

Pope Leo XIV's decree restructuring the Church in the Central African Republic follows months of tension between Cdl. Nzapalainga's archdiocese and the apostolic nunciature.

Catholic 05.18.26

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Catholic 04.22.26

Pope Leo XIV Appoints Jesuit Priest As Bishop of Honolulu

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‘60 Minutes’ Takes Stock of Catholic Church Under Leo With Top Cardinals

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Canterbury archbishop to visit pope, a milestone for churches split on women clergy

The first female archbishop of Canterbury will stand shoulder to shoulder and kneel in prayer with the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, which still maintains a male-only priest...

Pope Leo Signals Shift Away From Catholic Church's Focus on Sex

Priests and bishops in the global Church have long emphasised as high priorities its teachings on sexual ​issues, including its bans on abortion, birth control and same-sex marriag...