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Nicaraguan bishop: Irrationality and cruelty are tragic characteristics of the dictatorship

Silvio Báez, the exiled auxiliary bishop of Managua, decried the persecution of the Church in Nicaragua but also expressed his hope that change is pos...

Northern Ireland launches inquiry into mother and baby homes with landmark bill

The inquiry will investigate issues raised in the Truth Recovery Independent Report, which was also published this week.

SSPX Masses an ‘abuse’ of Eucharist: U.S. bishops continue to urge Catholics not to attend

More U.S. bishops are instructing Catholics to avoid attending Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) events in light of the recent excommunications of SSPX lea...

Vatican commission seeks to address legal loophole facing women religious suffering abuse

Efforts to address the abuse crisis in the Church have focused on minors and vulnerable adults, leaving unaddressed the abuse suffered by women religi...

Federal court: Maine Christian schools receiving public funding must follow gender, sexuality rules

The court said Maine is permitted to exclude St. Dominic Academy from public funding if the school won't abide by state nondiscrimination rules.

Why does the Vatican recognize Orthodox marriages but not those of the SSPX?

The answer has to do with profoundly different juridical and ecclesial realities.