What has the Vatican already said about discerning Marian apparitions? — By: Catholic News Agency

The Medjugorje Youth Festival, in its 34th edition, held July 26–30, 2023, at the site of alleged Marian apparitions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. / Credit: Radio MIR Međjugorje Rome Newsroom, May 14, 2024 / 13:52 pm (CNA). Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández will unveil guidelines for discerning Marian apparitions and other supernatural phenomena on Friday, but…

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Chiefs’ Harrison Butker chides Catholic leaders in Benedictine College commencement address  — By: Catholic News Agency

Kansas City Chiefs’ placekicker Harrison Butker speaks to college graduates in his commencement address at Benedictine College on Saturday, May 11, 2024. / Credit: Benedictine College CNA Staff, May 14, 2024 / 11:38 am (CNA). Kansas City Chiefs’ placekicker Harrison Butker offered some pointed criticism of Catholic bishops and priests along with advice to college…

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Germany now a ‘mission country,’ Bishop Bätzing says amid declining Catholic numbers — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop Georg Bätzing addresses journalists on Sept. 28, 2023. / Credit: Martin Rothweiler/EWTN Germany CNA Newsroom, May 14, 2024 / 09:32 am (CNA). The German Bishops’ Conference president has called Germany — a nation whose very history is entangled with the Catholic Church — a “mission country.” In an interview with the Society of the…

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Chicago priest apologizes for same-sex blessing, saying it violated Church norms — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Reshetnikov_art/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 14, 2024 / 07:48 am (CNA). A priest in Chicago has apologized for the controversial way in which he blessed a same-sex couple in April, calling it a “very poor decision” that violated Catholic Church’s new guidelines. In a statement dated May 8, Father Joseph Williams, the pastor of St. Vincent…

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