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Pope Francis Appoints Father Dennis Walsh as Bishop of Davenport
WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has appointed Reverend Dennis G. Walsh, as Bishop of Davenport. Bishop-elect Walsh is a priest of the Diocese of Toledo, and currently serves as pastor of Saint John the Evangelist Church in Delphos, Ohio. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on June 25, 2024, by …
Catholic authorities in Spain excommunicate, expel renegade nuns
By Walter Sánchez Silva ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 24, 2024 / 17:00 pm The Catholic Church in Spain has decreed the excommunication and expulsion from consecrated life of the Poor Clare nuns of Belorado for committing the crime of schism. Canon 751 of the Code of Canon Law states that schism …
Former U.S. nuncio Viganò to undergo Church trial for schism, rejecting Pope Francis
by AC Wimmer CNA Newsroom, Jun 20, 2024 / 14:19 pm Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò on Thursday claimed that the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has initiated proceedings against him over the alleged crime of schism. Citing a document he published on his website and posted on social …
Boston Celtics head coach, NBA Champions, treasures his Catholic faith
By Joe Bukuras Boston, Mass., Jun 14, 2024 / 11:30 am The Boston Celtics won their first NBA title since 2008 — and their head coach Joe Mazzulla has already decided what he will do. “We’re flying to Jerusalem and we’re walking from Jericho to Jerusalem,” Mazzulla said in an NBC …
‘American Spartacus’: Honoring a Black Catholic Civil War hero on Juneteenth
By Peter Jesserer Smith National Catholic Register, Jun 19, 2024 / 04:00 am Juneteenth is a federal holiday recognizing the liberation of Black Americans and marking the conclusion of the U.S. Civil War. On June 19, 1865, enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, saw the Union Army, which included regiments of …
U.S. bishop applauds Biden’s move to allow undocumented spouses pathway to citizenship
By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 18, 2024 / 17:30 pm The head of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday praised the Biden administration’s new plan to offer a pathway to citizenship for undocumented spouses and …
Juneteenth: Life of Father Augustus Tolton, the son of slaves, reads like a novel
By Joyce Duriga CHICAGO (CNS) — The life of Father Augustus Tolton already reads like a novel, but now it is illustrated in full color in a new graphic book produced in partnership with Liturgy Training Publications in Chicago and Editions du Signe in France. Father Tolton’s story — that …
Men’s group at Ave Maria University aims to form selfless husbands and loving fathers
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jun 16, 2024 / 06:00 am A men’s group on the campus of Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida, is equipping young men with the tools necessary to become selfless husbands and loving fathers. The St. Joseph’s Men’s Group is made up of roughly …
Joe Biden meets with Pope Francis at G7 Summit to discuss foreign policy, climate change
By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 14, 2024 / 17:55 pm President Joe Biden privately met with Pope Francis early Friday evening in Apulia, Italy, at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit to discuss foreign policy and climate change. Francis is the first pope to address the G7 summit, which …
Father’s Day 10 inspiring Catholic quotes
By Francesca Pollio Fenton CNA Staff, Jun 15, 2024 / 13:30 pm Every Father’s Day, we recognize and give thanks for the fathers in our lives. It’s a day to honor all men who love and sacrifice for others and to remember the love each of us receives from God the …