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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 AIDS
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.
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.
Pope pleads with SSPX to halt episcopal consecrations
Pope Leo XIV has issued a letter to the traditionalist Society of St Pius X asking it not to proceed with its planned episcopal consecrations today without papal approval. Source: EWTN News.
Salesian sister named prefect of Vatican dicastery
Pope Leo XIV has named Sr Alessandra Smerilli FMA as prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, the Vatican announced yesterday, making her the latest woman elevated to lead a major Vatican office under the new pontificate. Source: OSV News.