Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church

On the 10th anniversary of his death, a recollection of the renowned Italian exorcist’s lessons about the devil.

Auxiliary Bishop Josef Graf of Regensburg said the Church could ordain married men of proven faith while affirming the value of celibacy and rejecting women's ordination.

At a gathering in Assisi, Italy, prelates considered how prayer, poverty, and closeness to the people can shape their governance and pastoral care of dioceses.

“The true measure of a compassionate society is its willingness to support people through difficult circumstances rather than encouraging them to end their lives,” Archbishop John Sherrington said.

For St. Nicholas of Tolentino, the Catholic imperative to pray for the dead was made very real to him when a deceased friend appeared to him asking for prayers.

In a special rite, the women embraced a life of consecrated virginity for the sake of Christ and service to his Church.

The tiny European principality’s hereditary prince has announced he will block the measure, setting up a constitutional standoff.

Bishop Gerhard Feige called for respect for human dignity as Cardinal Gerhard Müller said bishops should not put their “spiritual authority onto the scales.”

From singing together as students at a boarding school in the 1970s to being discovered by Sony in 2008 and making four albums, the priests have always sought to evangelize through sacred music.

Catholic cardinal presides over rosary rally in Holland, Norway celebrates 100 years since first Mass, Scottish sisters to stand trial for abuse, and more in this week’s world news roundup.