King Charles and Pope Leo XIV to pray together in historic ecumenical moment at Vatican — By: Catholic News Agency

Britain’s King Charles III stands with Britain’s Princess Michael of Kent (left); Britain’s Prince Michael of Kent (second left); Britain’s Lord Frederick Windsor; Britain’s Prince William, Prince of Wales; Britain’s Catherine, Princess of Wales; Britain’s Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh; and Britain’s Princess Anne, Princess Royal, following a Requiem Mass for the late Katharine, Duchess of…

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Vatican liturgist urges U.S. Church to follow Pope Francis’ guidelines on Mass — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis with Cardinal Arthur Roche, Prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery of Divine Worship and Discipline of Sacraments, at the consistory in St. Peter’s Basilica, Aug. 27, 2022 / Daniel Ibáñez / CNA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 17, 2025 / 11:15 am (CNA). Cardinal Arthur Roche, who leads the Vatican’s administrative body on the liturgy,…

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Pope Leo XIV appoints Cardinal Schönborn’s successor to lead the Archdiocese of Vienna — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn (left) shakes hands with now Archbishop-elect of Vienna Josef Grünwidl at the time of his appointment as apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Vienna on Jan. 22, 2025, and on Oct. 17, 2025. / Credit: Archdiocese of Vienna / Stephan Schönlaub Rome Newsroom, Oct 17, 2025 / 06:02 am (CNA). Pope Leo…

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Theologians, scholars who deny the virginity of Mary a ‘challenge’ for the Church — By: Catholic News Agency

The president of the Pontifical International Marian Academy (PAMI), Franciscan friar Stefano Cecchin, OFM. / Credit: Victoria Cardiel/EWTN News Vatican City, Oct 17, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Father Stefano Cecchin, OFM, president of the Pontifical International Marian Academy, (PAMI by its Italian acronym), which reports directly to the Roman Curia, said in a recent…

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Is It Marriage…And Other Worrying Questions — By: Crisis Magazine

“He’s gay. She’s straight. They’re happily married,” reads the title of a recent Washington Post article, discussing a couple who has been in a monogamous relationship for almost ten years. “A new crop of couples are making content about their mixed-orientation marriages, divorced from sexual attraction but not love,” the article stated. Partners Samantha Wynn…

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