Pope Francis names Dominican priest and former military chaplain as Alaska’s next bishop
Born in Seattle on Nov. 22, 1967, Maekawa earned a bachelor’s degree in architecture at the University of Washington before entering religious life in the Dominicans’ Western U.S. province. He…
ANALYSIS: How to interpret Pope Francis’ choice of new cardinals
No. 4 and No. 5 on the list are two apostolic nuncios: Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, nuncio to Italy, and Archbishop Christophe Pierre, nuncio to the United States. Both are…
WYD is an invitation to young people to experience God, explains future Portuguese cardinal
Aguiar took part in an interview with RTP Notícias, three days before Pope Francis announced the creation of 21 new cardinals. For the cardinal-designate, the goal is to enable each…
Two arrests made in vandalism incidents at Catholic churches in Brooklyn Diocese
Another incident occurred on Saturday at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Astoria by the same man who allegedly desecrated the church in early June. On July 8, Jaime Bonilla…
Catholic higher ed still open to all, bishops say after Supreme Court blocks affirmative action
The June 29 U.S. Supreme Court decision Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard concerned the affirmative action programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. However, the decision…
Blessed Carlos Acutis' eucharistic miracles exhibit goes to Hollywood
Acutis asked to be buried in Assisi because of his love for St. Francis of Assisi, patron saint of the poor. The teenager was known for buying sleeping bags for…
Expert decries “brutal discrimination” against medical conscientious objectors to abortion
According to the website of the Red Madre Foundation, which assists women in crisis pregnancies, the method used during the second or third trimester of pregnancy is known as “partial…
Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including Archbishop Fernández
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Synod on Synodality: Here are the delegates representing the U.S. and Canada
Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston, a Benedict XVI appointee but also a member of Pope Francis’s advisory body of cardinals, was also tapped by the Pope to take part in…
Actor Eduardo Verástegui may run for president of Mexico, says conservative party there ‘is dead’
He continued: “The leadership of PAN betrayed its membership by imposing a candidate who represents the complete opposite of the values defended by the majority of its followers,” he continued,…
Biden administration to send cluster bombs to Ukraine: What has the Church said?
Then Vatican Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, now a cardinal and head of the Apostolic Signatura, stated that the Holy See took the unusual step of immediately…
Congressman renews request to visit bishop imprisoned by Nicaraguan dictatorship
In addition to being sentenced to more than 26 years in prison, Álvarez was permanently stripped of his citizenship and citizen rights. On July 4, various human rights advocates stated…