Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki, 75, and has named Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Jeffrey S. Grob of Chicago as his successor.
Missouri bishop prohibits hymns with doctrinal errors or credibly accused composers
Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Mo., has issued a decree prohibiting certain hymns due to theological error or their composition by persons credibly accused of abuse.
King, bishops decry ‘devastation,’ send condolences after dozens die in Spain’s floods
The archbishop of Valencia expressed “grave concern” and said Mass for those affected after at least 63 people are feared dead, and many more went missing amid torrential rains that caused massive flooding in southeastern Spain.
Polish priest accused of financial misappropriation released on bail
Father Michal Olszewski, priest of the Polish branch of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, was released from his detention center on bail Oct. 25 after the order paid $90,000.
Archbishop Gomez, Cardinal Dolan make friendly World Series wager to benefit Catholic schools
The stakes for winning the World Series just got even more interesting — and beneficial for Catholic students — after Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez and New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan announced a friendly wager.
Faithful urged to pray for religious liberty with novena ahead of Nov. 24 feast of Christ the King
The U.S. bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty is encouraging Catholics to take part in a Nov. 15-23 novena ahead of the feast of Christ the King, celebrated this year on Nov. 24.
Benedictine Sisters accuse GOP operative of ‘public defamation’ over voter fraud claim
A community of Benedictine Sisters in a key election swing state is deploring “false and misleading information about their membership” posted on social media by a Republican Party political operative.
Dioceses slam fake Catholic newspapers seen as part of ‘pink slime’ election ploy
A number of U.S. Catholic dioceses and their bishops have issued statements disavowing fake Catholic newspapers that have resurfaced in swing states ahead of the presidential election to target Catholic voters on key issues.
Atlanta archbishop calls for prayers of reparation in face of satanic temple’s ‘black mass’
Archbishop Gregory J. Hartmayer of Atlanta has called on all Catholics to counter — with prayers of reparation and penance — the sacrilege of a so-called “black mass” being organized by the satanic temple of Atlanta and scheduled to take place Oct. 25.
‘Terrorists burned everything, but not our faith,’ say Burkina Faso Christians after massacre
In an early October massacre, at least 150 people, including many Christians, were killed in northeastern Burkina Faso’s town of Manni, in what turned out to be a brutal terrorist rampage.
U.S. bishops’ upcoming assembly in Baltimore expected to look at lay ministries, hold key committee elections
The U.S. bishops will gather in Baltimore Nov. 11-14 for their 2024 fall plenary assembly, which takes place just weeks after the conclusion of the second session of the Catholic Church’s synod on synodality in Rome.
Catholics have ‘duty to protect’ all human life, bishop says at New Jersey Mass for Life
Before the standing-room-only congregation gathered in Trenton’s St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral for the first statewide Mass for Life, Bishop David M. O’Connell framed his homily around the words “Duty to Protect” when it comes to protecting all human life, especially “the child in their mother’s womb, the child in the mother’s arms and beyond.