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by | Oct 14, 2023

Wartime pontiff Pope Pius XII has long been accused of failing to act in the face of Nazi atrocities, giving rise to the myth of “Hitler’s Pope.” But Vatican officials are working hard to debunk that myth and to share…

by | Oct 3, 2023

This has been a light year for major elections in the West, but Poland currently offers more than its share of political theater. The country will hold parliamentary elections on Oct. 15. At stake is the direction of a country…

by | Sep 30, 2023

A major Vatican criminal proceeding is likely coming to a close, with defendants accused of corruption, extortion, blackmail, and treating the Vatican Bank like an ATM. At present, ten men are on trial before a Vatican criminal tribunal — including…

by | Sep 23, 2023

A staunchly conservative Catholic bishop is retiring, leaving behind a legacy of fighting for orthodoxy. Lichtenstein’s archbishop Wolfgang Haas has tendered his resignation leading the nationwide archdiocese of Vaduz, having reached the typical retirement age of 75. Haas’s time leading…

by | Sep 13, 2023

The war in Ukraine is approaching its 18-month anniversary, and Russia and Ukraine seem no closer to a resolution. It’s unclear what would force both countries to the negotiating table — but, if Ukraine has any say, it likely won’t…

by | Jul 8, 2023

Pope Francis has once again caused controversy with his new pick to lead the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican’s investigative and doctrinal office. The Vatican officially announced that Argentine Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández would be the…

by | Jun 22, 2023

The National Liberation Army (ELN) — a Marxist insurgency group that formed in the early ’60s — and the Colombian government agreed to the longest ceasefire in their history earlier this month, reports CNN. Though ELN and Columbia, which was…

by | May 13, 2023

During his recent trip to Hungary, Pope Francis addressed one of the most contentious decisions of his pontificate: the restrictions he has made on the Tridentine Mass. For those unfamiliar, the Tridentine Mass is the form of the Catholic liturgy…

by | Apr 22, 2023

The Vatican recently rejected an attempt by wayward German Catholics to turn the Church’s hierarchical structure into just another democracy. The Archdiocese of Paderborn announced 14 lay Catholics would join a clerical committee voting to select a new archbishop —…

by | Apr 5, 2023

Media sources report that the Vatican is accusing the Chinese government of unilaterally appointing a new bishop to Shanghai in violation of a “secret pact” that Pope Francis and Chinese officials renewed last October. Shanghai is the largest Roman Catholic…

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