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Vatican to host first conference of Christians and ConfuciansÂ
The Vatican will launch its first conference of Christians and Confucians to expand the Catholic Church’s outreach to the Asian ethical tradition. Source: National Catholic Register.
Scottish monks perform illicit consecration
A sedevacantist group of monks in Scotland hosted an illicit consecration of a bishop on Saturday in spite of repeated warnings that doing so would constitute a schismatic act and a break from the Catholic Church. Source: EWTN News.
Pope appoints Holy See’s new permanent observer to the UN
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Christophe-Zakhia el-Kassis, apostolic nuncio to the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, as the Holy See’s new permanent observer to the United Nations in New York. Source: OSV News.
Vatican says accused priest has not been acquitted
The Vatican has denied reports circulating on blogs and social media that Fr Marko Rupnik, the former Jesuit accused by several women religious of sexual abuse, had been acquitted. Source: EWTN News.
SSPX appeals to Vatican against schism decree
The Society of St Pius X has filed an appeal with the Vatican against the decree that declared the traditionalist group in schism with the Catholic Church for consecrating four bishops without papal authorisation. Source: EWTN News.
Holy See calls for renewed commitment to end AIDSÂ
The Holy See has called for renewed global commitment to end AIDS, welcoming the progress made in preventing and treating HIV while stressing that many people still lack access to life-saving care. Source: Vatican News.
Fiat donation will help in Vatican’s drive to zero emission
Fiat will donate 30 electric vehicles to Vatican City State to support the daily operations of employees of the governorate as part of efforts to advance more sustainable mobility and reduce the environmental impact of its fleet. Source: National Catholic Register.Â
Holy See declares SSPX schismatic, excommunicated clerics
The Holy See has formally declared the bishops of a breakaway traditionalist order to be in schism and excommunicated. Source: Crux.
SSPX consecrates bishops in defiance of Rome’s schism warning
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the episcopal ordinations carried out yesterday without papal mandate by the Society of St Pius X constitute a schismatic act. Source: EWTN News.