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Scottish Bishop Excommunicates Rector of Redemptorists After Illicit Ordination

Diocese of Aberdeen, Scotland
Bishop Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen, Scotland, shown in an undated photo, said that Father Michael Mary Sim, rector of the Congregation of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer, has incurred excommunication for his participation in an illicit ordination.

Also in this week’s Catholic world news roundup: Wildfires in Spain spur nuns to flee their monastery, a priest asks for prayers for Gaza, and more.

Jesuit Martyrs and the Tudor Terror

Iakov Kalinin
The Tower of London

COMMENTARY: The stories of John Gerard, Robert Southwell, and other Jesuit missionaries reveal the courage of Catholics who endured England’s fiercest religious persecution.

Bring Your Loaves and Fishes to Jesus

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682), ‘The Miracle of the Loaves and the Fishes’

The Lord still bids us to get busy and join him in feeding the multitudes.

Archbishop Cordileone Discusses Future of Latin Mass Restrictions, Calling for ‘Easier Access’

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone discusses the future of Latin Mass restrictions, calling for ‘easier access,’ in an interview on ‘The World Over with Raymond Arroyo’ on EWTN on July 30, 2026.

People’s desire for traditional worship is ‘unstoppable,’ Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said. ‘It’s what’s drawing young people in and will continue to do so.’