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Pope Leo Apostolic Letter "In Unitate Fidei" On Nicene Creed - Avoids Virgin Mary & Filioque
Pope Leo issues Apostolic Letter "In Unitate Fidei" on the Nicene Creed celebrating the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in 325. The text makes no mention of the Virgin Mary while performing textual exegesis of surrounding terms. The text also eliminates the filioque relegating it to a footnote and suggesting that "now" the creed reads "I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified" 
24 Nov 2025
Source: vatican.va
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Bernard Bober, Košice Archbishop, 75th B-day: Pope Leo Video Msg & Rave Party At Cathedral
Bernard Bober, Archbishop of Košice, Slovakia celebrates 75th birthday with video message from Pope Leo followed by electronic music rave party and light show by priest DJ Padre Guilherme in front of the Cathedral of St. Elizabeth in Košice.
24 Nov 2025
Source: instagram.com/padre.guilherme
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Scotland Bishops Conference Selects Luisa Campbell General Secretary -First Lay Person, First Woman
The Bishops' Conference of Scotland selected Luisa Campbell as General Secretary. Luisa Campbell will be the first member of the lay faithful and first woman to take on the role of General Secretary of The Bishop's Conference of Scotland (BCOS). She begins the role in February 2026, when Fr Gerry Maguiness completes his second term of office.
24 Nov 2025
Source: archedinburgh.org
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Detroit Archdiocese Restructuring, Merging Parishes Due to Priest Shortage & Mass Attendance Decline
The Archdiocese of Detroit, under Archbishop Edward Weisenburger, enters a two-year restructuring period amid a "dramatic decline" in the number of priests and participation in parish life. Weisenburger describes the restructuring as an "intentional renewal ...Strengthening the Church for the Next Generation" In June 2025, Weisenburger eliminated all Traditional Latin Masses except one parish TLM and 3 non-parish TLMs.
21 Nov 2025
Source: restructuring.aod.org
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Bishop Strickland Addresses USCCB On Well-Publicized Confirmation Of Famous Homosexual Man
Bishop Strickland addresses the USCCB Plenary Assembly in Baltimore, MD voicing concern over the heavily-publicized Sacramental Confirmation of news anchor Gio Benitez who is in an active homosexual relationship/marriage. Strickland states: "Here we are talking about doctrine. I just thought I need to raise that issue." Strickland was thanked for his comments; no further discussion or action taken at the assembly.
14 Nov 2025
Source: youtube.com/@UsccbOrg
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SSPX Invites Faithful to Day of Reparation for DDF Note Against Traditional Marian Titles & Devotion
The SSPX issues communiqué inviting faithful to offer reparation for the injuries to our Blessed Mother in the Vatican Doctrinal Note (issued by DDF signed by Pope Leo) on "Some Marian Titles Regarding Mary's Cooperation in the Work of Salvation" (Mater Populi fidelis)
13 Nov 2025
Source: fsspx.news
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News Anchor Gio Benitez Confirmation, Gay Husband Sponsor, Private Mass St. Paul the Apostle Church
ABC News Anchor, Giovani Benitez, received the Sacrament of Confirmation at a private Mass, St. Paul the Apostle Church in Manhattan. Benitez writes on his IG page: "My deepest gratitude to Fr. Eric Andrews, Fr. James Martin, Fr. Paul Rospond, and Fr. @chrislawtoncsp for showing me that God’s loving mercy is unconditional ...I found the Ark of the Covenant in my heart, stored there by the one who created me… exactly as I am."
13 Nov 2025
Source: instagram.com/giobenitez
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Vatican DDF Publishes "Mater Populi Fidelis" Which Rejects "Co-Redemptrix" Title For Mary
The Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, under prefect Víctor Cardinal Fernández, publishes "Mater Populi Fidelis" (signed by Pope Leo XIV) to clarify and limit devotion to Mary and Marian Titles. "It would not be appropriate to use the title 'Co-redemptrix' to define Mary's cooperation ...Some titles, such as 'Mediatrix of All Graces,' have limits that do not favor a correct understanding of Mary's unique place."
04 Nov 2025
Source: press.vatican.va
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USCCB: "Religious Freedom Fosters Peace."
On USA-Observed International Religious Freedom Day, 27 Oct, Bishops Elias Zaidan and Kevin Rhoades stated: "Religious freedom fosters peace. Our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV said recently that a culture of peace requires full respect for religious freedom in every country, since religious experience is an essential dimension of the human person."
30 Oct 2025
Source: usccb.org
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Pope Leo: Jesus With Samaritan Woman At The Well "Captures The Very Core Of Interreligious Dialogue"
Pope Leo XIV General Audience: "At the well of Sychar, Jesus overcomes the barriers of culture, gender and religion. He invites the Samaritan woman to a new understanding of worship ...This moment captures the very core of interreligious dialogue itself: the discovery of God’s presence beyond all boundaries and the invitation to seek him together with reverence and humility."
29 Oct 2025
Source: vatican.va
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Vatican Celebrates 60 Years of Nostra Aetate With World’s Religions
The Vatican is hosting an evening gathering of world religions to celebrate 60 years of the Vatican II Declaration Nostra Aetate. The celebration entitled “Walking Together in Hope” includes representatives from Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shintoism and traditional African religions.
24 Oct 2025
Source: press.vatican.va
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Pope Leo Bestows "Royal Confrater" Title On King Charles, Designated Throne With Royal Coat Of Arms
Pope Leo XIV bestowed the title "Royal Confrater" of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls on King Charles III. In addition, designated for the king and his successors, the basilica installed a permanent throne bearing the royal coat of arms and the inscription "UT UNUM SINT". King Charles bestowed the title "Papal Confrater" of St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle on Pope Leo. The pope and king met to discuss environmental protection, fighting poverty, and promoting ecumenical dialogue.
23 Oct 2025
Source: vaticannews.va
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Newark, NJ Archdiocese To Merge/Close Many Parishes Due To Drastically Declining Numbers
The Newark, NJ Archdiocese, under Joseph Cardinal Tobin, creates "We Are Witnesses" reorganization plan to merge/close parishes due to significantly declining numbers. The overview graphic reports the decline since 1998 whereas the parish-specific numbers report the decline from 2019 to 2024. The program lists "Synodality" as the top Guiding Value.
22 Oct 2025
Source: rcan.org
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Anglican Church Splits Over New Pro-Abortion/LGBTQ Archbishop of Canterbury
The Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) refuses to recognize the election of Pro-Abortion/LGBTQ Sarah Mullally as the next Archbishop of Canterbury; GAFCON separates from the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lambeth Conference, the Anglican Consultative Council, and the Primates Meeting. The Communique states that GAFCON has "not left the Anglican Communion; we are the Anglican Communion."
18 Oct 2025
Source: gafcon.org
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Amid Pending Structural Changes, Opus Dei Prelate Fernando Ocáriz Publishes Letter To Faithful
Amid reports of pending substantial structural changes breaking Opus Dei into three distinct legal entities, the prelate, Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz, publishes letter to members: "expressions and ways of doing things evolve ...Yet nothing changes in the spirit, nor in the content of the norms of piety and family customs."
17 Oct 2025
Source: opusdei.org
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Transalpine Redemptorists Publish Open Letter Claiming Apostolic Authority Has Been Broken
Transalpine Redemptorists Open Letter: "Because the chain of command has been broken ...These churchmen
disobey God. And then, having shattered the chain of God’s command they attempt to invoke
religious obedience for matters that deplete the Church, and take away the Holy Mass. Tolle
Missam, Tolle Ecclesiam – Take away the Mass, you destroy the Church (Luther). No! We must
obey God before Man."
17 Oct 2025
Source: papastronsay.com
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Cardinal Koch Congratulates Pro-Abortion/LGBTQ Sarah Mullally, Elected Next Archbishop of Canterbury
Representing the Catholic Church as Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, Kurt Cardinal Koch sends a congratulatory letter to Pro-Abortion and Pro-LGBTQ Sarah Mullally, elected the next Archbishop of Canterbury and approved by King Charles III. Mullally will be installed March 2026.
10 Oct 2025
Source: vaticannews.va
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Buffalo Diocese Files Ch 11 Reorg Plan To Pay Sex Abuse Cases = $150M From Church + 123.9M From Ins.
The Diocese of Buffalo, under Bishop William Fisher, filed its Chapter 11 reorganization plan with the Federal Bankruptcy Court which includes an Abuse Claims Settlement Fund of $150M from parishes and church organizations + $123.9M from insurance.
03 Oct 2025
Source: buffalodiocese.org
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Pope Leo Blesses Block of Glacier Ice at “Raising Hope for Climate Justice” Conference
At an international conference celebrating Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si', Pope Leo called for a "true ecological conversion" warning that "God will ask us if we have cultivated and cared for the world that he created." As part of the event, Leo blessed a melting block of glacier ice which had been transported from Greenland to Italy. Quoting Pope Francis, Leo emphasized that the solution will come "above all from major political decisions on the national and international levels."
02 Oct 2025
Source: usccb.org
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Pope Leo Intention: Collaboration between different religious traditions to promote human fraternity
Pope Leo prayer intention for Oct 2025: “Let us pray that believers in different religious traditions might work together to defend and promote peace, justice and human fraternity.”
01 Oct 2025
Source: popesprayer.va
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Pope Leo: "Someone ...against abortion but [not against] the death penalty is not really pro-life"
Pope Leo comments on Blase Cardinal Cupich awarding pro-abortion Senator Durbin a Lifetime Achievement Award. "I think it's important to look at the overall work that a senator has done ...as I myself have spoken in the past, it's important to look at many issues ...Someone who says I'm against abortion but says I'm favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life ...So they are very complex issues; I don't know if anyone has all the truth on them"
30 Sep 2025
Source: x.com/EWTNews
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Pope Leo: "People of God Have An Infallibility...Of Which The Pope's Infallibility Is An Expression"
Pope Leo XIV Catechesis: "They [the little ones] have the sensus fidei, which is like a "sixth sense" of simple people for the things of God. God is simple and reveals himself to the simple. This is why the people of God have an infallibility in their belief, of which the Pope's infallibility is an expression and service."
27 Sep 2025
Source: vatican.va
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USCCB Removes From Website Bishop Campbell Article Identifying DEI With God (Dei in Latin)
The USCCB removed from its website an article by Washington DC Bishop Roy Campbell identifying DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) with God using a play on words - Dei (genitive case for God in Latin). The original VaticanII.com post with a cached copy of the article is available here.
25 Sep 2025
Source: usccb.org
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Catholic U. Hosts Catholic-Muslim “Journeying Together” Dialogue to Discuss Ecology
The National Catholic-Muslim Dialogue met at Catholic University in Washington DC to discuss the “ecological crisis in conjunction with the tenth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical letter on ecology, Laudato si’ and the publication of Al Mizan, the foremost Muslim statement on the environment.”
24 Sep 2025
Source: usccb.org
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Cardinal Cupich Defends Granting Pro-Abortion Sen. Dick Durbin Lifetime Achievement Award
Cardinal Cupich defends conferring a Lifetime Achievement Award on pro-abortion Sen Dick Durbin. "At the heart of the consistent ethic of life is the recognition that Catholic teaching on life and dignity cannot be reduced to a single issue, even an issue as important as abortion. The annual celebration of immigrants, Keep Hope Alive, will recognize all the critically important contributions [of] Senator Durbin in the areas of immigration, the care of the poor, Laudato Si', and world peace."
22 Sep 2025
Source: archchicago.org
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