Results for: end of life

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On the eve of July 1st: ten priests ordained, Müller calls for a commission - the SSPX countdown

The Society of Saint Pius X ordained ten new priests during an ordination weekend held on June 27 and 29 in its seminaries in Zaitzkofen (Germany) and Écône (Switzerland). Tomorrow, July 1, episcopal consecrations are scheduled to take place in Écône. Meanwhile, Cardinal Müller calls on the Vatican to create a commission for those seeking full communion. Father Grégoire Masson analyzes this historic turning point.

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Jun 29, 2026 10 6

Abbé Grégoire Masson

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Rome

Claire de Castelbajac: A Suspended Holiness, a Question Posed to the Church

The beatification process for Claire de Castelbajac has been paused. Jean de Saint-Cheron revisits this figure who deeply marked him in *La Croix*. Father Grégoire Masson examines what an interrupted beatification cause signifies—not as a disavowal, but as an invitation to deepen understanding.

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Jun 24, 2026 8 1

Abbé Grégoire Masson

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World

Sudan: El Obeid under siege, Christians on the brink of the abyss

Several international organizations are warning of a risk of mass atrocities around the city of El Obeid in Sudan's Kordofan. The scenario of El-Fasher, where massacres were committed in the autumn of 2025, could repeat itself. Pierre-Antoine Vasseur reports on this global silence over a Christian catastrophe. [ENCADRE titre="Key figures"] [ENCADRE contenu="Over 10,000 displaced, hundreds of deaths, and entire villages burned in the region since the start of the conflict."] [ENCADRE titre="International response"] [ENCADRE contenu="The UN and NGOs call for urgent intervention, but the international community remains largely inactive."]

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Jun 24, 2026 10 2

Pierre-Antoine Vasseur

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Europe

Brexit, Ten Years On: The Temptation of Return and Its Impossible Conditions

On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom left the European Union. Ten years later, a majority of Britons regret this choice, Brussels displays its goodwill, but the conditions for a return are exactly what the "Leave" campaign had rejected. The lasting divorce sheds light on the deep fractures within the European project.

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Jun 23, 2026 9 6

François-Xavier Lemoyne

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Europe

Brexit, Ten Years On: Europe Facing Its Own Fractures

On June 23, 2016, 51.9% of Britons voted to leave the European Union. Ten years later, neither the British nor Europe are celebrating. The assessment raises a deeper question: what do we want from Europe?

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Jun 23, 2026 8 3

François-Xavier Lemoyne

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France

Assisted dying: law passed, Senate resists, loved ones testify

The bill on "aid in dying" was definitively adopted by the National Assembly on June 30. However, the Senate has just adopted a rejection motion in committee, revealing a political impasse. Meanwhile, voices are rising to say what the law does not: the torment of survivors.

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58 min ago 3 3

Isabelle de Franclieu

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Rome

After Écône: The SSPX Reaches Out, Rome Remains Silent

The four episcopal consecrations of July 1st took place despite the appeal of Leo XIV. However, the SSPX asserts it does not wish to break with Rome—and Cardinal Fernández opens the door to dialogue. Canonical and theological analysis of a crisis entering a new phase.

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58 min ago 2 4

Abbé Grégoire Masson

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France

France votes on assisted dying: Archbishop Ulrich calls for renunciation, the Church prepares its resistance

For the third time, the National Assembly has adopted the bill establishing a "right to assisted dying." The Archbishop of Paris calls for "abandoning this path." The Catholic Church is entering a phase of institutional resistance that the law now makes necessary.

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19 h ago 10 9

Isabelle de Franclieu

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Rome

On the Eve of the Écône Consecrations: The Pope's Letter, Viganò, and Burke's Canonical Closure

On June 30, 2026, just hours before the episcopal ordinations announced by the Society of Saint Pius X for the following day, Leo XIV addressed a personal letter to its Superior General. **"Turn back!"** – the tone is pleading, but the canonical position is that of Burke: there is no state of necessity.

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yesterday 10 3

Abbé Grégoire Masson

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France

Assisted dying: 48 hours before the vote, the radical incompatibility with palliative care

The solemn vote is scheduled for June 30. As MPs prepare to decide, doctors and the Church express the same truth that the law refuses to hear: palliative care and assisted dying are irreducibly incompatible.

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Jun 28, 2026 8 1

Isabelle de Franclieu

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Rome

Grech: "The implementation of the Synod will not be a mere execution of decisions"

Cardinal Grech dispels a misunderstanding or perpetuates it: the implementation phase of the Synod on Synodality will not be a mechanical execution of its conclusions. The statement raises as many questions as it resolves.

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Jun 28, 2026 8 5

Abbé Grégoire Masson

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Rome

Pope Leo XIV concludes the consistory: synodality, family, and a universal call for peace

The extraordinary consistory concluded on June 28 with a speech by Leo XIV to the 178 gathered cardinals: he defended synodality as a "path of communion," called for "strong, explicit, and public" support, and announced that the family and *Amoris Laetitia* would be at the heart of the cardinals' gathering in 2027.

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Jun 28, 2026 10 4

Abbé Grégoire Masson

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Results for "end of life"

On the eve of July 1st: ten priests ordained, Müller calls for a commission - the SSPX countdown

Abbé Grégoire Masson

Claire de Castelbajac: A Suspended Holiness, a Question Posed to the Church

Abbé Grégoire Masson

Sudan: El Obeid under siege, Christians on the brink of the abyss

Pierre-Antoine Vasseur

Brexit, Ten Years On: The Temptation of Return and Its Impossible Conditions

François-Xavier Lemoyne

Brexit, Ten Years On: Europe Facing Its Own Fractures

François-Xavier Lemoyne

Assisted dying: law passed, Senate resists, loved ones testify

Isabelle de Franclieu

After Écône: The SSPX Reaches Out, Rome Remains Silent

Abbé Grégoire Masson

France votes on assisted dying: Archbishop Ulrich calls for renunciation, the Church prepares its resistance

Isabelle de Franclieu

On the Eve of the Écône Consecrations: The Pope's Letter, Viganò, and Burke's Canonical Closure

Abbé Grégoire Masson

Assisted dying: 48 hours before the vote, the radical incompatibility with palliative care

Isabelle de Franclieu

Grech: "The implementation of the Synod will not be a mere execution of decisions"

Abbé Grégoire Masson

Pope Leo XIV concludes the consistory: synodality, family, and a universal call for peace

Abbé Grégoire Masson

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