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Pope names three women to Vatican’s Dicastery for Bishops

Pope Francis on Wednesday named three women to the Dicastery for Bishops, the first time women have been appointed to the Dicastery responsible for identifying future bishops globally. The Holy See Press Office published the Pope’s latest appointments to the Dicastery in a statement on Wednesday. The female members are Sister Raffaella Petrini, F.S.E., Secretary General of the Governorate […]

Costa Rican bishop receives Missionaries of Charity expelled from Nicaragua

The bishop of Tilarán-Liberia in Costa Rica, Eugenio Salazar Mora, on July 6 knelt as he greeted the superior of the Missionaries of Charity, who were expelled from Nicaragua by the government of President Daniel Ortega. The sisters of the order founded by St. Teresa of Calcutta were welcomed to Costa Rica at a parish […]

Pope: ‘If I resign one day, I’ll hear confessions and visit the sick’

In yet another wide-ranging interview, Pope Francis said Monday that he doesn’t plan to step down anytime soon, though he prays for the strength to do so when the time is right. If the day comes when he does resign, the pontiff said he would prefer to be considered the “Bishop emeritus of Rome rather […]

Do findings of two new polls show the path where America is headed?

With the issuance of two re-cent Gallup polls on Americans’ belief in God and their views on morality, one could come to the conclusion that the United States could be in a heap of trouble. One poll, issued June 15, found a record rating: Fully half of the survey’s respondents said they believe the country’s […]

Pope Francis is to beatify John Paul I on September 4

Pope Francis will beatify Pope John Paul 1 September 4 during a Mass at St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican Press Office has announced. Bishop Renato Marangoni will read the Rite of Beatification at the Mass, together with the Cardinal Beniamino Stella, po-stulator for the Cause of Canonization, and Stefania Falasca, the deputy postulator, the press […]

Nigerian Christians cry foul over Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket

Nigeria’s ruling party announced on July 10 that its ticket in the 2023 presidential election will not include a Christian, as presidential candidate Bola Tinubu selected Senator Kashim Shettima as his running mate in the 2023 general elections. The announcement came less than a month after the Nigerian bishops’ conference warned that a ticket consisting only of […]

In Pope’s native land, bishops say people are ‘starving’ in body and spirit

As Pope Francis’s native Argentina finds itself on the brink of hyperinflation and led by a president and vice president in a public dispute, the country’s bi-shops say the people are “starving,” hungry both in body and spirit. “Today our homeland is a hungry, bewildered, worried and wounded people. Many families lack daily bread and […]

Pope to Ukrainian Bishops: ‘Stay close to your flock’

Pope Francis has urged the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Bishops to be shepherds of their flock and to be close to the faithful entrusted to their care, giving them courage and hope. The Ukrainian Bishops are holding their annual Synod to discuss the theme of synodality in their Church. The meeting, running from 7-15 July, had […]

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Pope: Red Cross’ humanitarian work shows that fraternity is possible

New Vatican document lists ‘grave violations’ of human dignity