Archive for May 13, 2016

Pope Francis greets pilgrims during his Oct. 1, 2014 general audience. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

What did Pope Francis actually say about the female diaconate?

Yesterday Pope Francis raised eyebrows around the world after declaring his openness to establishing a commission to study the female... Read more

Father David Konderla, who was appointed Bishop of Tulsa May 13, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

Tulsa's next bishop has history in campus ministry and carpentry

Pope Francis on Friday named Father David Austin Konderla, the longtime campus ministry director at Texas A & M University,... Read more

Pope Francis visits the Il Chicco community in Ciampino, Italy, May 13, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

Pope Francis visits home for disabled persons for the Jubilee of Mercy

On Friday afternoon Pope Francis made an surprise visit to a community in Italy which houses and cares for persons... Read more

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Vatican appoints Archbishop Tobin as delegate for Sodalitium reforms

The superior general of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae announced in a statement today that Archbishop Joseph William Tobin of Indianapolis... Read more

Pope Francis at the Vatican on April 3, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris,Mary Farrow

Why Pope Francis' visit matters to Armenians

Pope Francis’ visit to Armenia this summer comes at a poignant time in the country’s history.  Read more

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Bishop Michael Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, and Rev. Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of the Most Holy Trinity Monastery in Arlington, Texas.

Vatican: Nuns who feuded with Texas bishop will be governed by monastery association

Bishop Robert D. Gruss. CNA file photo.

Michigan bishop apologizes for calling President Biden ‘stupid’

Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz speaks during a Senate Judiciary hearing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 15, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

Biden DOJ report: ‘No malicious intent’ behind leaked FBI memo targeting traditional Catholics

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, was tabbed as the next chair of the Committee for Religious Liberty on Nov. 16, 2022, in Baltimore.

U.S. bishops on new federal rule: Employers should not be forced to facilitate abortions

Groups of migrants wait outside the Migrant Resource Center to receive food from San Antonio Catholic Charities on Sept. 19, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.

Catholic Charities denies its purchase of airfare for migrants was misuse of federal funds

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Biden administration redefines sex discrimination in Title IX to include ‘gender identity’

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Catechist kidnapped and murdered in Burkina Faso, West Africa

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FBI investigating threats against ‘multiple faith communities’ in Pennsylvania

Worcester, Massachusetts, is home to Clark University, Assumption University, and Worcester State University.

Secular university’s head of Holocaust studies finds ‘warmer welcome’ at Catholic university

Pope Francis addresses the faithful at his Wednesday general audience on March 27, 2024.

Pope Francis issues motu proprio on Vatican judiciary retirement age and benefits

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