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Pope Francis Offers Blessing to Athletes at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
The world’s most-viewed international sporting event was postponed in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event, which ends on Aug. 9, is taking place largely without spectators.
Pope Francis on Grandparents’ Day: Elderly Are Not ‘Leftovers From Life’
Pope Francis’ homily was read during a Mass for around 2,500 elderly people and grandparents, together with their children and grandchildren, held in St. Peter’s Basilica.
Pope Francis: With Our Small Offering, Jesus Can Do Great Things
Speaking from a window of the apostolic palace, Pope Francis said Jesus “can do a lot with one of our prayers, with a gesture of charity for others, even with one of our sufferings handed over to His mercy.”
Pope Francis’ Traditional Latin Mass Restrictions: How French Catholics Are Responding
The day after the motu proprio was issued, the French bishops’ conference reaffirmed the bishops’ intention to pursue dialogue with these communities.
Cardinal Burke Questions the Authority of Pope Francis to Eliminate the Traditional Latin Mass
Cardinal Burke’s lengthy statement, published on his personal website, strongly defends the validity of what Pope Benedict XVI called the “extraordinary form” of the Roman Rite, and which he calls the “Usus Antiquior” [UA], or “more ancient usage.”
Pope Francis’ Traditionis Custodes: 5 Consequences of the New Motu Proprio Curtailing the Latin Mass
The Pope hopes to foster the unity of the Church by his decision, but it’s unlikely to happen immediately in the wake of the Holy Father’s clampdown on celebration of the extraordinary form of the Mass.
Pope Francis Prays for More than 60 People Killed in Iraq COVID Ward Fire
Iraqi medical officials told the Associated Press on July 13 that 64 people had so far died as a result of the fire at the al-Hussein Teaching Hospital, with more than 100 others injured.
Pope Francis Names Illinois Priest to Lead Covington Diocese in Kentucky
Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky, welcomed Bishop-elect Iffert’s appointment “with great joy.”
Louis and Zelie Martin Models for Marital Fidelity, Vice Postulator Says
The relics of St. Therese of Lisieux and her saintly parents will be displayed throughout the synod on the family in Rome.
