On the 150th Anniversary of the Canonization of Saint Josaphat Koncevitch
Catholic Church
Laos: “The Vertebral Column of the Church Is the Suffering of the Small Churches”
By Monsignor Ling Mangkhanekhoun, the Country’s First Cardinal
Philippines: Muslim Extremists Destroy the Cathedral of Marawi
Some 15 Faithful Are Abducted, Including a Priest
Pope Names Cardinal Bassetti New Leader of Italian Episcopal Conference (C.E.I.)
Archbishop of Perugia Received Most Votes, on May 23, of the Short List of Three Candidates Chosen by Italian Bishops Meeting in General Assembly
Cardinal Bertello Ordains 31 Opus Dei Priests in Rome
He Stressed that It Is “A Moment of Joy for the Whole Church and of Gratitude to the Lord”
INTERVIEW: Cardinal Sarah: The Missionary Vocation of the Church in Africa
Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship Says ‘Africa Has Always Considered and Seen the Church as a Family, the Family of God’
FORUM: Witness to Persecution of Christians in North Korea
Father Philippe Blot, who belongs to the congregation of Paris priests committed to serve in foreign missions, speaks on his various visits to North Korea, taking considerable risks.
Paraguay: Women Religious Work Where Priests Can Rarely Visit
More than 400 Missionary Sisters of the Teaching and Atoning Savior work at 38 missions in remote and inaccessible places in various Latin American countries
Cardinal Coccopalmerio, Canonist, Dedicates a Book to Chapter 8 of “Amoris Laetitia”
Or How “To Accompany, Discern and Integrate Frailty”
In Poland, Patients Have a Right to Pastoral Care – February 11, World Day of the Sick
‘When their health is deteriorating or situations where their life is threatened, hospitals are obliged to allow patients to contact a priest of their religious confession, and the medical institution must cover the costs of this service’
Pope Remembers Beatification of ‘Christ’s Samurai’ in Japan
Justus Takayama Ukon, Japanese Feudal Lord Who Gave Up Every Privilege and Accepted Exile to Follow the Gospel
Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Milwaukee
Out of the Wisconsin’s diocese’ population of 2,339,403, 568,448 (24 percent) are Catholic
Two New American Cardinals to Take Possession of Titular, Dioconate Churches
This Sunday, Cardinals Tobin and Farrell Will Take Possession of Santa Maria delle Grazie, San Giuliano Martire, Respectively
Cardinal O’Malley Is Appointed Member of Congregation For the Doctrine of the Faith
New Members of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America: Cardinals Porras Cardozo, da Rocha and Aguiar Retes Are Also Appointed
Holy See’s Statement on Events of Sovereign Military Order of Malta
‘In relation to the events of recent weeks concerning the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, the Holy See wishes to reiterate its support and encouragement for the commendable work that members and volunteers carry out in various parts of the world’
The Church in India—a Shining Light for All to See
India is a country of more than 1.2 billion people, with Christians accounting for only some 3 percent of the population, including close to 19 million Catholics. Despite its relatively small size, the Indian Church has a disproportionate impact on Indian society
Bishop McGrattan Named for Calgary, Canada
Bishop William Terrence McGrattan Succeeds Bishop Frederick Bernard Henry
Toledo Bishop Named Administrator of Cleveland
Bishop Lennon retiring early at age 69
Cardinal Rylko to Be Archpriest of Mary Major
Cardinal Santos Abril y Castelló retires
Bishop Named for Sintang, Indonesia
Pope Francis has named Capuchin Fr. Samuel Oton Sidin as bishop of Sintang, Indonesia. He was born in 1954 in Pontianak, Indonesia, gave his religious vows in 1982, and was ordained a priest in 1984. He completed his philosophical and theological studies in […]
Pope Commutes Sentence for Vatileaks Priest
Monsignor Vellejo Balda to be placed under jurisdiction of his native Spanish diocese
Bishop Named for Lismore, Australia; Auxiliaries for Bombay
Pope Francis has appointed Carmelite Fr. Gregory Homeming as bishop of Lismore, Australia. He was born in 1957 in Victoria, Australia, gave his religious vows in 1987 and was ordained a priest in 1991. He studied economics and law and the University of […]
Texas Priest Named for Biloxi, Mississippi
Pope Francis has named Monsignor Louis Kihneman III, 64, as bishop of Biloxi, Mississippi, and accepted the resignation of Bishop Roger Morin, 75, from the pastoral governance of that diocese. Msgr. Kihneman is a priest of the Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, […]
Allentown Bishop Moved to Rockville Centre
In addition to theology degrees, has a literature degree from Princeton and an MBA
Bishop Named in Chad, Coadjutor in Central African Republic
Pope Francis has named Fr. Martin Waïngue Bani as bishop of Doba, Chad, and Dominican Father Richard Appear as the coadjutor of Bambari, Central African Republic. The Chad Diocese has a population of about a half million, with close to 100,000 Catholics. […]
Earthquake: Basilica of Saint Rita in Cascia Reopens
Archbishop of Spoleto-Norcia Stresses ‘It Is Possible to Start Again’
Auxiliaries Named for Detroit, Orange
2 bishops to assist Archbishop Vigneron in Michigan; 1 to assist Bishop Vann in California
