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Cardinal João Braz de Aviz, the Brazilian prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, served as the main celebrant for the Pentecost…
Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, said that “due to a feverish condition, Pope Francis did not receive in audience this morning.” According to the Vatican’s daily…
Catholics observe Easter in different stages. Easter Sunday is the greatest Sunday of the year, and it marks the start of the “Easter octave,” or the eight days that stretch…
The diocese serves more than 278,000 Catholics at 108 churches in 23 counties of central Ohio. The changes are needed due to declining church attendance and fewer young priests, as…
“Bishop Johnston has been in touch with someone in Rome. He’s definitely working on it and trying to find a careful process, a careful approach, that’s well thought through,” she…
A defense of St. Junipero Serra Cordileone, in a May 24 letter to Frugoli’s office, said he has tried to “show goodwill and a desire to pursue a peaceful but…
However, Cardinal Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, who succeeded Posadas as the archbishop of Guadalajara in 1994, has a different version of the story. In a 2016 Facebook video, Sandoval, then archbishop…
García Cuerva, who has led the Diocese of Río Gallegos since the beginning of 2019, has a reputation for being a “bishop of the peripheries,” largely for his time spent…
According to Destro, it’s essentially a question of state vs. federal tax dollars. Since 1976 Hyde restrictions have kept federal tax dollars from being used to pay for abortions. Hyde…
In the Diocese of Belleville, Father Raymond Kownacki was transferred between dioceses after he was accused of sexually abusing minors and forcing a girl to have an abortion. The girl,…
As of Friday afternoon, the pope does not have any public appointments scheduled for May 27, according to the Vatican calendar. He is currently scheduled to say Mass in St.…
Upon his arrival, he witnessed an ecclesiastical climate that was characterized by corruption, vice, and decadence. However, it was in the Catacombs of San Sebastiano (St. Sebastian) where Neri spent…