Berlin archdiocese undergoing significant restructuring

Jan 21, 2013 - 09:50 am .- Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki has finalized plans to cut the number of churches in the Archdiocese of Berlin by over 70 percent in seven years.

Crystal Cathedral receives new name and pastor

Jun 9, 2012 - 04:37 pm .- During the ordination of several new priests, Bishop Tod D. Brown of the Diocese of Orange announced the new name for the recently acquired Crystal Cathedral and the priest who will oversee the transition.

Wash. diocese reaches sex abuse agreement to save parishes

Jun 1, 2012 - 02:04 am .- The Diocese of Spokane, Wash. has reached a mediation agreement in a sex abuse suit that will save parishes from foreclosure, reduce the diocese's legal fees and compensate victims, Bishop Blase J. Cupich announced.

Signs of hope one year after Joplin tornado

May 22, 2012 - 04:08 am .- As the residents of tornado-ravaged Joplin, Mo. mark the one-year anniversary of the disaster that hit their community, a diocesan spokeswoman says they are seeing it as an opportunity for hope and continued recovery.