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Meaningful campus ministry experiences guided Deacon Iglesia toward his vocation.
This June, Deacon David Witherow will be ordained to the priesthood at the parish he attended as a child, Holy Trinity Church in Gainesville. “I would never have thought growing up I’d be ordained at that church,” he said. Born Aug. 18, 1993, he grew up in Virginia and was homeschooled with his seven siblings […]
The General Secretariat of the Synod is inviting the entire church to observe a moment of prayer May 31, the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, placing the Synod under her protection. The Synod will be held in October.    Bishop Michael F. Burbidge has invited parishes throughout the diocese to observe […]
VATICAN CITY — Of the more than 1,300 Marian images crowned around the world, one of the first to receive this honor does not have a crown today. For over 350 years, Michelangelo’s Pietà, instantly recognizable by Catholics and non-Catholics alike, was one of several “crowned Madonnas” in St. Peter’s Basilica. Until 1924, the disproportionately […]
VATICAN CITY — The Catholic Church’s current Synod of Bishops should not be a “parliament for demanding rights,” but a “journey in accordance with the Spirit,” Pope Francis said. The synod, which seeks to gather input from all baptized Catholics on building a listening church, is not “an occasion for following wherever the wind is […]
Ohio’s Catholic Diocese of Columbus will close 15 churches as part of a parish reorganization and merger plan, but Bishop Earl K. Fernandes emphasized new possibilities for growth, especially if lay Catholics take on more responsibility for the church’s future. “When I arrived, I said I’m not interested in presiding over 25 years of decline […]
Pope Francis created a new ecclesiastical province in the United States May 30 by elevating Las Vegas to a metropolitan archdiocese. The Vatican announced that Bishop George Leo Thomas will be the first metropolitan archbishop of Las Vegas. He has served as the bishop of Las Vegas since 2018. The new Ecclesiastical Province of Las […]