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“The Pope is not a Führer”: Cardinal Müller on ultramontanism
28 Jan 2026 17:54 GMT
… emeritus of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, described the veneration … front of the Vatican, compared with Pope Benedict XVI, … with the Catholic Church… Some of his [Pope Francis’] friends … Christ, and the revealed truth.”
“And the Pope has …
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With Leo XIV, “normality is slowly returning” to the Vatican… according to Benedict XVI’s private secretary
28 Jan 2026 04:57 GMT
… of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and later as Pope Benedict … inner workings of the Vatican across multiple pontificates.
Today … drift away from core Catholic teaching rather than leading … , Gänswein argues, the Church still lacks a precise …
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Review: St John Henry Newman: A New Doctor of the Church
25 Jan 2026 16:37 GMT
… , Doctor of the Universal Church?
The answer lies partly … working at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, during which time … questions currently facing the Church.
On Consulting the Faithful … latest Doctor of the Church, one that highlights the …
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Pope Leo to return annual retreat for the Curia back to the Vatican
21 Jan 2026 13:26 GMT
… religious; they are mandatory under Church law. Canon Law requires that … VI Hall in the Vatican.
Entering 2026, Pope Leo has decided to … serving as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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In defense of the Virgin Mary? International Marian Association against document by Cardinal Fernández and Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
10 Dec 2025 00:00 GMT
(ZENIT News / Rome, 12.09.2025).- A new fault line has opened in contemporary Catholic theology, as the Vatican’s recent clarification on Marian titles has prompted an unusually forceful response from one of the world’s leading associations of …
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Schism fears arise as Catholic Church in Germany aims to put laity on ‘same level’ as bishops
17 Jan 2026 20:25 GMT
… rest of the Roman Catholic Church.
An unpublished document shows … synodal process in Germany.
“Vatican sources confirm that in … former head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), blasted the … for the world in Christ (Lumen gentium 1; 48 …
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From Secret Handshakes to Facebook Ads: Britain’s Freemasons Confront a Crisis of Relevance
27 Jan 2026 15:24 GMT
… disappears.
Against this backdrop, the Catholic Church’s longstanding opposition to Freemasonry … the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith—then led by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, later Pope …
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The Coptic Church: A model for Catholic–Orthodox dialogue
09 Jan 2026 09:54 GMT
… and the Pope of Alexandria jointly confessed Christ as … Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, he had already helped shape the Catholic Church … ’s approach to Eastern Christianity after Vatican II … own writings on papal primacy are frank …
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Ending one year and beginning the next: the Vatican enters 2026
02 Jan 2026 11:10 GMT
… of the year at the Vatican began with this Mass celebrated … as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Meanwhile, Pope Leo XIV held … to Christ's Nativity as the truest source of peace.
POPE …
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Liturgical Terrorism
26 Jan 2026 11:16 GMT
… isolated pockets of the global Catholic Church. Similar jibes exist in other … motion after Vatican II for the Latin Rite, to what Pope Benedict … was an official at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 2004-2012.