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Supreme Court Declines Review of Peter’s Pence Lawsuit

The move preserves lower-court rulings that let a class-action and related discovery proceed under neutral legal rules.

Vatican Publishes Study Ruling Out Women’s Ordination to the Diaconate for Now

Spanish Bishops Brief Pope on Zornoza Abuse Probe, Say Resignation May Be Accepted Soon

Vatican Appoints Team to Finalize Dissolution of Peru’s Sodalitium as Survivors Object

Italian Bishops Approve Synodal Plan on Inclusion, Clarify Civil ‘Giornate’ Wording

Vatican Abuse Panel Faults Italian Church’s Response as Bishops Push Back

Pope León XIV Taps Canonist Filippo Iannone to Lead Bishops Dicastery in First Major Curia Appointment

Cardinal Aveline Rebuts Paris Match Allegations on Abuse Handling in Marseille

Judge Orders Belorado Nuns’ Eviction by Sept. 12 as Appeal Delays Enforcement

Archdiocese of Madrid Removes Leadership of ‘Hijas del Amor Misericordioso’

Pope Appoints French Bishop to Lead Vatican Child-Protection Commission

Fulda Diocese Report Exposes Decades of Sexual Abuse and Cover-Ups

Vatican Readies for Papal Conclave with Record Diversity and Strategic Debates

Bishop of Málaga in Critical Condition Following Post-Surgical Infection

Freiburg Cathedral Protests Erupt Over Choir Director’s Dismissal

Catholic Synod Concludes with Unresolved Debate on Women's Ordination