VATICAN: As suggested online, #PopeFrancis has indeed included the title 'Patriarch of the West,' for himself, in the 2024 Annuario Pontifico.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s new document, Dignitas Infinita, during a press briefing.

The press secretary was asked, “Karine, the Vatican, today, put out a new document that states gender-affirming…

Pope Francis has resumed the papal title, “Patriarch of the West,” which was dropped by Pope Benedict XVI. english.katholisch.de/artikel/52507-…

A Pillar analysis of the rise of the “nones” (people with no religious affiliation) in the United States found that Catholic young adults are more likely to retain their affiliation than Protestant young adults—even though large numbers of both fall away. pillarcatholic.com/p/the-faith-of…

23% of surveyed Catholics attend Mass weekly, and an additional 10% attend almost every week. 17% said they attend once a month, 32% seldom attend, and 18% never attend.
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'Learning without humility has always been pernicious to the Church; and as pride precipitated the rebellious angels from heaven, it frequently causes the loss of learned men.' (St. Vincent de Paul)

With the release of Cardinal Fernández’s Dignitas infinita, it is useful to contrast the traditional and modern teaching on human dignity.
permariam.com/p/human-dignit…

'The Divine Mercy did not identify the traitor, for Our Lord hid from the others the identity of the betrayer. The practice of the world which loves to spread scandals, even those which are untrue, is here reversed in the hiding of what is true. When they saw Judas leave, the…

BRUSSELS: The Catholic Church in the EU condemns vote to enshrine abortion in EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: “Abortion can never be a fundamental right…EU cannot impose on others, inside & outside its borders, ideological positions on the human person, sexuality & gender, marriage & family, etc”