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VATICAN CITY — Writing to his peers, Catholics who have reached a venerable age like he has, Pope Francis told older Catholics that God is close to them and still has plans for their lives.
Bishop Michael F. Burbidge celebrated Mass June 22 for the solemnity of St. Thomas More, the patron saint of the diocese and a champion of religious freedom, at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington.br />
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has named Oblate Father Andrew Small secretary "pro tempore" of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
The Eucharist is not political but spiritual, said Bishop Michael F. Burbidge in his June 21 "Walk Humbly Podcast." He explained that the bishops are seeking to help the Catholic faithful regain “Eucharistic wonder and awe.”
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called on the international community to come to the aid of the people of Myanmar, who continue to suffer from violence, displacement and starvation.
VATICAN CITY — Arriving at the Vatican early in morning, a dozen inmates from Rome's Rebibbia prison brought a basket of breads they had baked before the sun came up.
Each year, during Religious Freedom Week (June 22–29), millions of Catholics across America join in taking a stand for the freedom on which this country was founded: the freedom to live out our faith publicly. This freedom includes the right to serve the common good, as our faith compels us, through various religious charities and ministries. All Americans, regardless of faith, enjoy countless blessings made possible by this freedom.
The U.S. bishops approved by a wide margin a plan to draft a document to examine the "meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church" following a lengthy debate during their spring general assembly.
WASHINGTON — In a June 17 presentation to the U.S. bishops at their annual spring assembly, which was virtual again this year, Dallas Bishop Edward J. Burns announced a proposal to develop a new national pastoral framework on accompanying youths and young adults in the church.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. bishops gave their go-ahead to two dioceses to continue their efforts to make their case for a priest and a brother to be considered for sainthood.
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