Australian Mass attendance dropped during pandemic restrictions, but young adults show up — By: Catholic News Agency

City skyline in Sydney, Australia. / Irina Sokolovskaya/Shutterstock CNA Newsroom, May 24, 2024 / 13:32 pm (CNA). A new report by the Catholic Church in Australia shows a drop in Mass attendance in 2021, a year heavily affected by pandemic restrictions. However, the report also highlights an unexpected increase in young adult participation, despite an…

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Tucho Goes to Egypt — By: OnePeterFive

Above: Cardinal Fernández meets with Baba Tawadros II, Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church on May 22, 2024. Photo Credit: Coptic Church Official News. At OnePeterFive we have endeavoured to strengthen in the Traditional movement not only in terms of analysing the crisis deeper than Vatican II (see here and here), but also promoting traditional…

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Bishop Conley asks Pope Francis to provide ‘encouragement, clarity, support’ to U.S. bishops — By: Catholic News Agency

Bishop James Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska. / Credit: Diocese of Lincoln CNA Staff, May 24, 2024 / 13:02 pm (CNA). Bishop James Conley of the Diocese of Lincoln, Nebraska, on Friday encouraged Pope Francis to “familiarize himself” with the American episcopate before a prospective return to the United States, which Conley said “could be an…

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Survey: Pro-abortion laws ascendant globally — By: Catholic News Agency

Pro-abortion activists include the Marea Verde, or Green Wave Movement, a grassroots coalition of protesters who wear green bandanas at events. / Credit: EWTN Pro-Life Weekly/Screenshot CNA Staff, May 24, 2024 / 12:27 pm (CNA). The Vatican recently released a staunchly pro-life document, Dignitas Infinita (“Infinite Dignity”), that identifies various threats to human dignity such…

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