Bill proposed in Hungary could require priests to violate seal of confession — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: AS photo studio/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 24, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed: Bill proposed in Hungary could require priests to violate seal of confession The Permanent Council of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference has…

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Healing, women, and youth are priorities as Irish Church plans renewal — By: Catholic News Agency

The faithful pray before the altar at Knock Shrine in Knock, Ireland, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Dublin, Ireland, Oct 24, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA). Seven pivotal priorities emerged from the Irish bishops’ Pre-Synodal Assembly meetings on Oct. 18 in Kilkenny, reflecting the hopes and concerns of the Irish faithful, drawing…

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Consultant to European bishops: Attacks on places of worship are ‘pandemic’ — By: Catholic News Agency

José Luis Bazán, legal adviser to the Commission of Episcopal Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) in Brussels. / Credit: Victoria Cardiel/EWTN News Vatican City, Oct 24, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). The rise in violence and attacks against places of worship and believers, traditionally associated with regions of conflict, has seen a worrying upturn…

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Propriety: A Skill to Help Avoid Near Occasions of Sin and Scandal—and to Grow in a Happy Life — By: Crisis Magazine

If you were to enter into a social setting and comment on propriety, you’d most likely be laughed at. Perhaps you would be considered a prude or a snob; the notion of “propriety” is by no means en vogue in most circles today. And the expression “lack of propriety” sounds archaic—a turn of phrase to…

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