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Ahead of Consistory, Priest Urges New Canonical Structure to Resolve Latin Mass Standoff
Posted on 01/7/2026 19:51 PM (The Daily Register)
Michael Reagan, Catholic Son of U.S. President Ronald Reagan, Dies at 80
Posted on 01/7/2026 19:48 PM (The Daily Register)
Pope Leo XIV Emphasizes Relevance of Second Vatican Council Before Meeting With Cardinals
Posted on 01/7/2026 19:44 PM (The Daily Register)
Pope Leo Names New York Auxiliary Bishop to Lead Diocese of Rochester
Posted on 01/7/2026 19:10 PM (The Daily Register)
Cardinal Dolan Reflects On Recovering the Essentials of the Catholic Faith
Posted on 01/7/2026 19:06 PM (The Daily Register)
Minnesota Diocese Gives ‘Ad Orientem’ Worship a Shot
Posted on 01/7/2026 17:17 PM (The Daily Register)
31 Charlotte priests query Vatican about legitimacy of bishop's liturgical directives (Pillar)
Posted on 01/7/2026 06:01 AM (CatholicCulture.org - Catholic World News)
Two-thirds of the 31 priests of the Diocese of Charlotte who are questioning the legitimacy of directives of Bishop Michael Martin, OFM Conv, are current pastors, according to the report. The diocese has 75 parishes, 107 priests in active ministry in the diocese, and 141 total diocesan priests, according to the 2025 edition of The Official Catholic Directory.
In a pastoral letter released last month, Bishop Martin called for the routine distribution of Holy Communion by extraordinary ministers and banned the use of “altar rails, kneelers, and prie-dieus” during the distribution of Holy Communion.
The prelate also wrote that the distribution of Holy Communion by intinction “should not be considered an option in the Diocese of Charlotte,” even though a 2004 Vatican document forbids bishops from restricting intinction (n. 103).