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8 hours ago · In 1984, Pope St John Paul II widened permission to celebrate the mass, and it was later extended to all priests by Pope Benedict XVI. In a July 2021 letter, Traditionis Custodes , however, Pope Francis ruled that traditional masses should be allowed only if participants accepted the papal magisterium and “the validity and the legitimacy” of Vatican II liturgical reforms ( News, 23 July ...
8 hours ago · Pope Benedict XVI, in his pontificate, emphasized the crisis of individualism and lack of solidarity in modern society, pointing out how this especially affects the elderly, who are often marginalized or excluded.
8 hours ago · Pope Benedict XVI announced he was elevating Archbishop Tagle to the College of Cardinals on October 24, 2012. Tagle himself had been notified the night before. At that consistory, he was assigned the titular church of San Felice da Cantalice a Centocelle. Tagle was the seventh Filipino to be made a cardinal of the Catholic Church.
8 hours ago · Pope Francis said on 21 July during his Angelus prayer that sport “has a great social power, and it can peacefully unite people from different cultures.” The Holy Father added he hoped that athletes “may be messengers of peace and authentic models for young people,” and in particular he hoped that the “Olympic Games be an occasion to call for a cease-fire in wars, demonstrating a ...
8 hours ago · The Latest. Lessons from Sts. Anne and Joachim for couples facing infertility. Jul 26, 2024. By Kate Quiñones. On July 26 the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of the Virgin Mary’s ...
8 hours ago · The Christian life is about accepting God’s gift and letting it bear fruit in us. It is not about pulling the stem of the plant to make it grow, but letting the flowers sprout spontaneously. The balance between activity and passivity is at the heart of discernment in the Christian life.
8 hours ago · Compared to other recent U.S. converts, he has been less polemical against Pope Francis (even though in 2021, he politely disagreed with the restrictions against the pre-Vatican II “Latin Mass”).
