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A rescript from Pope Leo addresses a gap in canon law.

JD details some news unfolding in California that has his attention.

Pope Leo XIV issued his first encyclical this week.

The priest was already the subject of a separate criminal investigation into unspecified allegations.

If Rome declares a schism but no one acts on it, is it really a schism?

Written by Ed Condon and published May 29, 2026.

Plans for a Belarusian center in Rome are on hold amid falling clergy numbers.

If you know me, you know I don’t exactly have a sunny, optimistic outlook on life.

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Pope Leo XIV issues his first encyclical.

What exactly is the lawsuit alleging? And what’s the controversy with Peter’s Pence?

Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza was founded by Padre Pio in 1956 and is overseen by the Vatican Secretariat of State.

The Diocese of Salford in England announced this month the opening of the canonization cause for Pedro Ballester Arenas, who died of cancer in 2018 at 21 years of age.

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What might the pope do about 'Traditionis custodes?'

Who is due for replacement in the Roman curia?

There is no Starting Seven today due to a vacation day.

Written by JD Flynn and published May 26, 2026.

The former ‘foreign minister’ of the Russian Church was arrested over a white powder found in his possession.