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12 Italian bishops to lead or attend pro-LGBT vigils, national synod doc referenced in support
Fri May 8, 2026 - 11:39 am EDT ROME (LifeSiteNews) — Twelve Italian bishops are scheduled to lead or attend LGBT-themed prayer vigils in May and June this year, with at least 23 dioceses involved nationwide. The number of…
Pope meets Cardinal Marx amid controversy over ‘blessings’ for ‘couples of all gender identities’
Thu May 7, 2026 - 6:14 pm EDT VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Leo XIV met with heterodox Cardinal Reinhard Marx in a private audience, just weeks after the pontiff publicly criticized the prelate’s guidelines for the…
WATCH: Pope Leo greets crowd as homosexual anthem ‘Dancing Queen’ plays in St. Peter’s Square
Thu May 7, 2026 - 2:19 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) — Move over Donald Trump and “Y.M.C.A.”: the crowd attending Pope Leo XIV’s general audience on Wednesday was serenaded by the ABBA tune “Dancing Queen” as the Pontiff made his way…
Punishing fidelity? How Rome’s SSPX policy inverts Catholic disciplinary logic
Thu May 7, 2026 - 6:31 am EDT (Rorate Cæli) — In July 2026, the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) is expected to proceed with the consecration of new bishops without a pontifical mandate; an act that Rome has signaled may result…
World record-breaking Catholic marathon runner ‘never misses Mass,’ is a leader in his parish
Wed May 6, 2026 - 5:40 pm EDTWed May 6, 2026 - 9:01 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) — Sabastian Sawe, the young, devout Catholic Kenyan long-distance runner who won the London Marathon last week in record time, never misses Mass and is…
New DC auxiliary bishop appointed by Pope Leo condemned Trump’s anti-DEI policies
Wed May 6, 2026 - 4:25 pm EDTThu May 7, 2026 - 8:41 am EDT (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Leo XIV’s appointment of Father Robert Boxie III as an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Washington is perhaps an indication that the Pope…
Pope Leo responds to Trump’s latest criticism but does not mention Jimmy Lai
Wed May 6, 2026 - 1:58 pm EDT CASTEL GANDOLFO (LifeSiteNews) — Pope Leo XIV responded to President Trump’s latest criticism of his “being okay with Iran having nuclear weapons” Tuesday evening by saying he does not support…
Massachusetts town defends St. Michael statue against ACLU challenge
Wed May 6, 2026 - 12:13 pm EDT (LifeSiteNews) — The town of Quincy, Massachusetts, is continuing its battle against the ACLU over proposed statues of St. Florian and St. Michael the Archangel. The city said that religious…
Bishop Strickland slams Fr. James Martin for supporting pro-homosexual Synod report
Wed May 6, 2026 - 10:40 am EDT (LifeSiteNews) — In a scorching social media takedown, Bishop Joseph Strickland castigated Father James Martin, S.J., for his open support of a Vatican Synod report which appears to downplay the…
Bishop Strickland: Synod report on homosexuality a ‘direct assault’ on Catholic teaching
Wed May 6, 2026 - 8:29 am EDT (Pillars of Faith) — The recent report issued by Study Group 9 of the Synod on Synodality is deeply alarming and stands in direct contradiction to the constant teaching of the Catholic Church …
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