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Frank Pavone cancels Mass but vows legal action after Vatican dismisses him from priesthood

Posted on December 20, 2022 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Fr. Frank Pavone. | American Life League via Flickr CC BY NC 2.0. By Zelda Caldwell, Katie Yoder at CNA: The national director of Priests for Life, Frank Pavone, canceled a scheduled livestreamed Mass today, one day after CNA published a report … Continue reading →

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Russell Crowe to star as the Vatican’s chief exorcist in new film

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

From CNA: Actor Russell Crowe will star as the late Father Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican’s former chief exorcist, in an upcoming movie, “The Pope’s Exorcist.” Amorth performed an estimated 100,000 exorcisms up until the time of his death at age … Continue reading →

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Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich’s “False Church of Darkness”?

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

CNA Staff, May 10, 2021 / 14:35 pm America/Denver (CNA) Priests and pastoral workers in Germany defied the Vatican Monday by conducting blessing ceremonies attended by same-sex couples. Organizers held a day of protest on May 10 in response to … Continue reading →

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Sign of Hope? Enchanting image?

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

From CNA: The Vatican announced the details of the 2020 edition of the annual Christmas display in St. Peter’s Square, intended to be a sign of hope and faith in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak. “This year, even more … Continue reading →

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Shepherd of the flock or wolf in sheep’s clothing?

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Pope Francis calls for civil union law for same-sex couples, in shift from Vatican stance From CNA, Oct 21, 2020:   In a documentary that premiered Wednesday in Rome, Pope Francis called for the passage of civil union laws for … Continue reading →

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Cardinal Müller: Church crisis comes from abandoning God, adapting to culture

Posted on January 2, 2020 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

From CNA (Catholic News Agency): PHOENIX, Ariz. — The crisis facing the Catholic Church today has arisen from an attempt – even by some within the Church – to align with the culture and abandon the teachings of the faith, said Cardinal … Continue reading →

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Pope gives relics of St Peter to Orthodox patriarch

Posted on July 3, 2019 by Catholicism Pure & Simple

Pope Francis uses incense to bless a bronze reliquary containing the relics of St. Peter the Apostle during a Mass concluding the Year of Faith in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Nov. 24, 2013. In what Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch … Continue reading →

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