(CNA) - A growing number of bishops in the United States, including Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, have issued guidance regarding groups celebrating the Traditional Latin Mass in their dioceses, after a new document from Pope Francis on Friday imposed restrictions on the use of the traditional liturgy.  The pope's document, a motu proprio entitled “Traditionis custodes,” made sweeping changes to his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI’s 2007 apostolic letter “Summorum Pontificum,” which acknowledged the right of all priests to say Mass using the Roman Missal of 1962, which is in Latin.

VATICAN CITY (CNA) - Pope Francis is scheduled to lead the Angelus from his hospital room July 11 as he recovers from intestinal surgery, the Vatican said. The pope was at Rome’s Gemelli University Hospital after undergoing a July 4 operation to remove part of his colon.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNA) – The U.S. bishops are seeking to deepen “awareness” of the Eucharist with their new teaching document, the president of the U.S. bishops’ conference stated June 21. 

The foster moms at the center of the Supreme Court case Fulton v. City of Philadelphia celebrated the high court unanimously siding with them June 17. 

WASHINGTON D.C.  Dozens of Catholic members of Congress issued a statement June 18 claiming that denial of Holy Communion to pro-abortion politicians is a “weaponization of the Eucharist.” In a “statement of principles,” 60 House Democrats – led by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) – claimed their Catholic faith influences their actions in Congress,and that denial of Communion for their support of legal abortion would be “contradictory.”