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BALTIMORE — Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services was elected Nov. 15 to a three-year term as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops during the bishops’ fall general assembly in Baltimore. The native of suburban Cleveland was chosen from a slate of 10 nominees, winning with 138 […]
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WASHINGTON — In a dramatic ceremony, Peter K. Kilpatrick was installed as the 16th president of The Catholic University of America, emphasizing the school’s Catholic identity and pledging to work to help it become the nation’s “premier Catholic research university.” His installation Nov. 11 came during a Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine […]
National
By Susan Klemond
MINNEAPOLIS — Christ the good shepherd delights in finding those who are lost, but he also may call the faithful to be shepherds to help others find their way, Liz Kelly Stanchina said Nov. 3. The retreat leader, speaker and author made the remarks in addressing nearly 500 people in Minneapolis at the opening session […]
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By Christopher Gunty
BALTIMORE – In a Mass Nov. 14 to mark the opening of the 2022 Fall Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez called on his brother bishops to examine themselves and renew their vocation and ministry. Archbishop Gomez, who will end his three-year term as USCCB president at […]
Pope Francis
By Carol Glatz
VATICAN CITY — Communication must bring people closer, give voice to the voiceless, put the spotlight on what gets ignored and show that it is possible to have a diversity of views rooted in the truth, Pope Francis said. “Communion is never uniformity, but the ability to hold very different realities together,” the pope told […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Wars, famine and calamities of every kind can tempt Christians to a paralyzing fear that the world is about to end; what they must do instead is act, even in a small way, to make the world a better place, Pope Francis said. Loved by God, “let us love his most discarded […]
Bishop Burbidge
By Bishop Michael F. Burbidge
For your sakes Christ became poor (cf. 2 Cor 8:9) On Sunday, November 13, the Catholic Church will observe the sixth annual World Day of the Poor, initiated by Pope Francis to help Catholics refocus their lives to what truly matters as followers of Christ. For as St. Paul reminds us in his second letter […]
Pope Francis
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has continued to call on Russian and Ukrainian leaders to negotiate an end to the war, but the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church told him Russia wants only the destruction of Ukraine. Ukrainian Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk of Kyiv-Halych met Pope Francis Nov. 7 at the Vatican, the first time […]
Global
By Cindy Wooden
VATICAN CITY — As part of the Vatican celebration of World Day of the Poor, a dozen doctors and nurses and 90 medical students set up shop in St. Peter’s Square. “We know there are people who need medical care and are not getting it, so our aim is to offer exams and blood tests […]
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