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Why Pope Leo has excommunicated a group of conservative Catholics

The decision by Pope Leo XIV to excommunicate members of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) is the latest twist in a long-running saga between the Vatican and this contentious traditionalist group. It is yet more evidence of the deep polarisation between conservatives and progressives within the Catholic church.

The Conversation

'Love my woke pope': Why Leo's first encyclical went viral and how it speaks to his papal approach

Pope Leo XIV has issued a manifesto calling for robust regulation of artificial intelligence

The Independent UK

Pope signals reform-minded priorities as his pontificate gears up

Pope Leo XIV is opening a new phase of his pontificate

The Independent UK

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Tuesday briefing: The reforms, conflicts and legacy of Pope Francis

In today’s newsletter: He was an unpredictable leader unafraid to upset traditionalists, but was he really a liberal figure – and will his changes last?

The Guardian - UK

Father Bob Maguire, Melbourne priest loved by the poor but not by the Catholic hierarchy – obituary

Maguire, himself brought up in dire poverty, deployed charisma and tireless activism in the cause of the ‘unloved and unlovely’

The Guardian - AU

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI: Former pontiff once dubbed ‘God’s rottweiler’ whose resignation was historic

The man born Joseph Ratzinger spent many decades as a key figure in Catholicism, writes Paul Vallely, but his choice to end his eight years as head of the Church and become Pope Emeritus will live longest in the memory

The Independent UK

Catholic conflicts on marriage continue, even decades after Vatican II

The past 60 years have been a period of change and reflection for many in the Catholic Church, initiated by the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s and continued by the current synod on synodality.

The Conversation

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Pope marks 60th anniversary of Second Vatican Council

Pope Francis is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council, the landmark meetings that brought the 2,000-year-old Catholic Church into the modern era

The Independent UK

Pope Francis urges faithful to end ideological divide over old Latin Mass

Catholic traditionalists attached to the old rite, also known as the Tridentine Rite, are some of the biggest opponents to Francis and his belief the church should welcome everyone.

Chicago Sun-Times

Pope says traditionalist Catholics "gag" church reforms

Pope Francis has complained that traditionalist Catholics are “gagging” the church’s modernizing reforms and insisted that there was no turning back

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