Catholic News
- 'Jesus calls us to give a personal response,' Pope tells pilgrims (CWN)
Reflecting on the Gospel reading of the day (Matthew 16:13-20), Pope Leo XIV encouraged pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Sunday Angelus address (video) to ponder Christ’s question, “Who do you say that I am?” - Pope calls for aid for DR Congo amid Ebola epidemic (CWN)
At the conclusion of his Sunday Angelus address, Pope Leo XIV called for aid for the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid the Ebola epidemic there. - Pope, at Mass in Rimini, reflects on service of binding and loosing (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV concluded his brief pastoral visit to the Italian city of Rimini on August 22 by celebrating an outdoor evening Mass at the city’s port (video). - Pope, in Rimini, pays tribute to Communion and Liberation's heritage, calls it to embrace synodal renewal (CWN)
Following his visit to the nation of San Marino on August 22, Pope Leo XIV made a pastoral visit to the Italian city of Rimini, where he addressed the Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples, an annual conference organized by the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation. - Follow Christ and be active in the Church's life, Pope tells poor, disabled in Rimini (CWN)
In a brief address in Rimini Cathedral, Pope Leo XIV encouraged people who are disabled, poor, or sick to encounter Jesus Christ and take an active part in the life of the Church. - Christ is the greatest gift we can offer others, Pope tells Church in San Marino (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV concluded his brief visit to the nation of San Marino by calling on the Church there to emphasize the centrality of Christ. - Pope visits San Marino, calls for respect for primacy of conscience (CWN)
Pope Leo XIV visited the nation of San Marino earlier today and, in an extended reflection on liberty, invoked the example of St. Thomas More as he called for a respect for the primacy of conscience. - Head of Armenian Apostolic Church on trial for refusing to reinstate bishop (Forum 18)
In a sign of extraordinary Church-state tensions in Armenia, the head of Armenian Apostolic Church (CNEWA profile) and six other bishops are on trial for defying a court order to reinstate a deposed bishop. Patriarch Garegin (Karekin) II has led the Church since 1999. The Armenian Apostolic Church is among the Oriental Orthodox churches that ceased to be in full communion with the Holy See following the Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon (451). - Vatican approves English, Spanish translations of Mass for the Care of Creation (USCCB)
The Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments approved the English and Spanish translations of the Mass for the Care of Creation, promulgated in Latin last year. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops published the translations on its website. - Report: Vatican revokes Buffalo bishop's imposition of abuse assessment on parish (Jamestown Post-Journal)
The Dicastery for the Clergy reportedly revoked the bishop of Buffalo’s imposition of an assessment on a parish’s assets to help fund a $150-million diocesan abuse settlement. “The Dicastery holds that there is no licit means by which the Diocesan Bishop can involuntarily require the alienation of such a large percentage of the patrimony of the juridic person of a parish,” the dicastery reportedly stated. The dicastery’s decision was announced on the Facebook page of the group Save Holy Apostles Parish. - Debate about sex ed guidelines for schools in German archdiocese continues after Vatican letter (EWTN News)
A group of German parents called on the Archdiocese of Hamburg to withdraw its sex education framework following correspondence with a Vatican dicastery. In response to a query from the Parents’ Network for Child Protection and Prevention, the Dicastery for Culture and Education affirmed the continued authority of “Male and Female He Created Them,” a 2019 document on gender theory. The parents believe there are 20 contradictions between the archdiocesan framework and the Vatican document. - Dutch bishop renews criticism of synodality (AdVaticanum)
A Dutch bishop who argued against synodality in an open letter to Pope Leo renewed his criticism in an interview. However, Auxiliary Bishop Robertus Mutsaertsof of ’s-Hertogenbosch said that “there is no necessary contradiction between synodality and tradition.” He explained: Imagine a synodal Church asking every parish: Why are your baptized teenagers disappearing? Why have confessions collapsed? Where are young families attending Mass? Why? Where are young adults requesting baptism? What brought them to Christ? That would be synodality ordered towards salus animarum [the salvation of souls]. - Maine diocese reaches '7-figure' abuse settlement with more than 100 people (CWN)
Maine’s sole diocese reached a settlement with over 100 people who allege they were sexually abused by clergy. - Lourdes bishop says all Rupnik mosaics will be covered up before papal visit (EWTN News)
Bishop Jean-Marc Micas, P.S.S., of Tarbes and Lourdes, France, told a French newspaper that Father Marko Rupnik’s mosaics at the famed Marian shrine will be covered up before the papal visit there next month. “My role is to ensure that the shrine welcomes everyone, especially those who are suffering,” said Bishop Micas. “Among them are victims of sexual abuse and assault, both children and adults.” Last month, the Vatican denied rumors that the Slovenian priest’s canonical trial on charges of abusing women religious ended in acquittal. - FBI: 84 victims of anti-Catholic hate crimes in 2025 (CWN)
There were 84 victims of anti-Catholic hate crimes in the United States in 2025, according to data released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. - NY diocese announces laicization of priest (CWN)
The Diocese of Syracuse, New York, announced that the Dicastery for the Doctrine for the Faith has laicized Nathan Brooks. - Ohio basilica, national shrine rector relieved of duties following indecency charge (CWN)
A Maronite bishop relieved the rector of an Ohio basilica and national shrine of his duties after the rector was charged with procuring and with public indecency. - Nigerian bishop laments political manipulation of religion (CWN)
A Nigerian bishop said that insecurity, lack of justice, and the political manipulation of religion are greater challenges than religious differences themselves. - Lebanon's president calls on Pope Leo to press for Israeli withdrawal (CWN)
President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon called on Pope Leo XIV to press Israel to abide by a June agreement to withdraw its forces from Lebanon. The Vatican responded by stating that the Holy See has “serious concerns about the difficulties that are being encountered in implementing” the agreement and that it “assured the President of its support for efforts in this regard.” - Abuse survivors launch ProtestantAccountability.org database (Relevant)
A group of abuse survivors this week launched ProtestantAccountability.org, a national database of news coverage modeled on BishopAccountability.org. “We started this group to protect the vulnerable, expose the wrongdoers, deter coverups and heal the wounded,” said Charlie Taylor, who helped found the site. - More...