A leading Fraternity of St Pius X member has surprisingly changed sides. The former district superior of the traditionalists, Father Firmin Udressy, is moving to the conservative but Vatican II-orientated Community of Saint Martin (Communaute Saint Martin). This emerges from a communiqué published today on Platform X by the Swiss district of the Priestly Fraternity Read more
The excitement is mounting in Paris ahead of the Dec 8 reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral with only a few cranes remaining outside the iconic French church. As scaffolding has largely been removed from the outside structure, the inside renovation work continues at full speed to finish it on time for the most anticipated church Read more
A Queenstown employment consultant has lodged an official complaint about Inland Revenue (IRD) giving his details to social media companies. IRD is regularly providing what it says are fully anonymised details of thousands of people to several platforms for targeted marketing. David Buckingham has told the Privacy Commissioner he discovered this in May. He said Read more
“I announce that the 54th International Eucharistic Congress will take place in the city of Sydney,” announced the delegate for Pope Francis at the final Mass in Quito, as Australians erupted with joy. And at the end of the closing Mass, a delegation took to the podium to present their first message. A painting by Read more
A message to Elton John, Paul McCartney, Dolly Parton, Stevie Nicks, maybe even Ed Sheeran — if you are stuck for musical inspiration for your next song, Alyssa Kubala may be available to help. The 11-year-old St Mary’s Kaikorai School pupil and fellow pupils Ngaika Rapsey and Olivia Reju, both 10, recently wrote and recorded Read more
After a string of controversies and disagreements with their local Fort Worth bishop, a group of Carmelite nuns in Arlington, Texas, announced on Saturday that they are associating with the Society of St Pius X (SSPX). This traditionalist group is not in full communion with the Catholic Church and has a canonically irregular status. After Read more
Following a multi-million euro fraud case at Luxembourg’s Caritas, the church aid organisation has been forced to stop its international aid projects. According to the report, the Caritas Luxembourg Foundation is laying off around 30 of its 500 employees in the Grand Duchy. In addition, 70 more jobs in South Sudan and Laos are to Read more
A Zurich city councillor has apologised and reportedly sought police protection against threats after she fired a sport pistol at an auction poster of a 14th-century Madonna and child painting and posted images of their bullet-ridden faces on social media. Green-Liberal party official Sanija Ameti, 32, posted the images on Instagram over the weekend before Read more
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, Māori Language Week began on Saturday 14 September and runs until next Saturday 21 September. The NZ Catholic Bishops Conference Te Huinga o ngā Pīhopa Katorika o Aotearoa would like to support and celebrate this taonga. The theme for Te Wiki 2024 is ‘Ake ake ake – A Forever Read more
Pope Francis definitively ruled out the possibility of visiting France for the reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral on his return flight on Friday from Southeast Asia. During an in-flight press conference on the papal plane on Sept 13, the pope firmly stated: “I will not go to Paris!” French President Emmanuel Macron invited Pope Read more