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The statue of St. Peter holding the keys, outside St. Peter's Basilica.

Vatican transfers task of Ecclesia Dei to the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith

Jan 19, 2019

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis issued a motu proprio Saturday ending the pontifical commission Ecclesia Dei and creating an office within the Congregation... Read more

Cardinal Castrillón at a conference in 2010. Castrillón died in Rome the night of May 17-18, 2018.

Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos of Colombia dies at age 88

May 18, 2018

By Hannah Brockhaus

Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, a Colombian and a former head of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei and of the Congregation... Read more

Pope Francis with a statue of Our Lady of Fatima at the General Audience in St. Peter's Square, May 13, 2015.

Vatican approves special Fatima feast day for the Traditional Latin Mass

Apr 6, 2017

The Vatican office which governs the use of the extraordinary form of the Roman rite has given priests permission to... Read more

The statue of St. Peter inside the Vatican's St. Peter's Square, Jan. 19, 2015.

SSPX clarifies: Canonical recognition not its primary concern

Jun 29, 2016

After indications of progress toward reconciliation earlier this year, the head of the Society of St. Pius X stated Wednesday... Read more

The statue of St. Peter holding the keys, outside St. Peter's Basilica.

Could reconciliation with the SSPX arrive with ease?

Apr 26, 2016

Pope Francis may soon offer the Society of Saint Pius X regular canonical status within the Church, without requiring the... Read more

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Father Marko Rupnik.

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Cardinal Wilton Gregory speaks at an interview in Rome on April 11, 2024.

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee speaks during the signing of the ELVIS Act to Protect Voice & Likeness in Age of AI event at Robert’s Western World on March 21, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee.

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A member of New South Wales Forensic Police is seen at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in the Sydney suburb of Wakeley, Australia, on April 16, 2024. Hundreds clashed with police in western Sydney on April 15 after Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed at the altar. New South Wales police have declared the attack a terror event. Police apprehended a 16-year-old in connection with the attack.

‘I forgive whoever has done this’: Australian bishop who survived stabbing speaks out

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Michigan priest resigns amid dispute over school appearance by ‘openly gay’ author 

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House Republicans call for NCAA ban on biological men in women’s sports

A bishop and a priest exchange the sign of peace during Mass.

Rite of peace is not just a greeting or friendly gesture, nun explains

Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako presides over the dedication ceremony of the altar of the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Mosul, Iraq. April 5, 2024.

As new altar is consecrated at destroyed Iraq church, former parishioner recalls ‘wonderful days’

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