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Seminarians and priests walk in procession to the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Aug. 21, 2025. The men were among about 8,000 people who joined a pilgrimage sponsored by the ...

Not all U.S. Roman Catholics like the Mass in English. Belgian-born Theologian Gommar De Pauw, 46, of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Maryland likes it so little that he has organized a “Catholic ...

NOVA FRIBURGO, Brazil (Reuters) - Two renegade Catholic bishops plan to consecrate a new generation of bishops to spread their ultra-traditionalist movement called "The Resistance" in defiance of the ...

The movement embraces some Old World traditions that even the Church has referred to as backwards. Before proceeding into Mass, Rev. James Schultz and altar servers gather in the narthex, or entryway, ...

Over the weekend, the Vatican announced serious complications in the recovery of Pope Francis. The 88-year-old pontiff, who has been hospitalized for 10 days, is battling pneumonia and on Sunday also ...

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