Archive for October 7, 2016

Bishop Michael Burbidge of Arlington, Va.?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

New Arlington bishop to continue devotion to Holy Name of Jesus

The new Bishop of Arlington says he wants to accompany his flock as much as possible, teaching and administering the... Read more

Pope Francis gives the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 2, 2013. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Pope offers prayer, support for a Haiti devastated by hurricane Matthew

After Hurricane Matthew killed more than 300 people and left thousands more homeless, Pope Francis has written a telegram assuring... Read more

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims during his June 15, 2016 general audience in St. Peter's Square. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Charity is the heart of all missionary action, Pope Francis says

After electing their new General Superior, the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate had a meeting with Pope Francis, who told... Read more

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York. ?w=200&h=150

NY archdiocese offers compensation to sex abuse victims

Cardinal Timothy Dolan announced Thursday that the New York archdiocese is establishing an independent compensation program for victims of sexual... Read more

A view of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Oct. 29, 2014. ?w=200&h=150

By Elise Harris

Sistine Chapel Choir releases new album for Jubilee of Mercy

For the second year in a row the Sistine Chapel Choir has recorded an album inside the chapel of its... Read more

Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos (L) shake hands with the FARC leader after signing a peace deal Sept. 26, 2016. ?w=200&h=150

Colombia's President Santos wins Nobel Peace Prize, despite failed vote

Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos has won the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to secure peace with the FARC... Read more

António Guterres, the designate United Nations Secretary General. ?w=200&h=150

New UN secretary general nominee a committed Catholic

The United Nations Security Council has selected committed Catholic and human rights advocate as the nominee for Secretary General of... Read more

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People queue to buy food in Havana on March 27, 2024. Claims of lack of food coupled with long blackouts, which affected almost the entire Cuban population in recent weeks, led hundreds of people to demonstrate on March 17 in at least four cities in the country, in the largest protests recorded since the historic anti-government marches of July 11, 2021.

Catholic Church in Cuba offers to facilitate dialogue between government and opposition

Father Marcel Uwineza.

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Blessed Elena Guerra.

Pope Francis to canonize new female saint known as ‘an apostle of the Holy Spirit’

Pope Francis on April 20, 2024, named Father Reynaldo Bersabal as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento, California. 

Pope Francis names Filipino priest an auxiliary bishop of Sacramento

After David Smallbone’s successful music company collapses in their home country of Australia, he moves his family to Nashville, Tennessee, in the hopes of a brighter future in the movie "Unsung Hero."

New film ‘Unsung Hero’ emphasizes the ‘power of family’

Students participating in the CEDE workshop for St. John's College High School gather for a group photo at the basilica at Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in November 2022.

Catholic entrepreneur launches business startup program for teenagers

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

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