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Pope Francis appoints Tucson Bishop Weisenburger as new archbishop of Detroit
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By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Feb 11, 2025 / 11:05 am Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Tucson Bishop Edward Weisenburger as the new archbishop of Detroit, accepting the resignation of current Archbishop Allen Vigneron. Vigneron, who has led the Michigan archdiocese since 2009, had submitted his resignation in October 2023 upon …
Pope Francis names Steubenville bishop as auxiliary bishop of Detroit
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By Courtney Mares Vatican City, Sep 28, 2023 / 08:40 am Pope Francis transferred Bishop Jeffrey Monforton of Steubenville, Ohio, to the Archdiocese of Detroit on Thursday to serve as an auxiliary bishop. Monforton, 60, is originally from Detroit and will assist 74-year-old Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit in the …
Detroit Mass Mobs to return June 25 after three-year pandemic hiatus
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By Kelly Luttinen Detroit, Mich., Jun 25, 2023 / 08:00 am After a three-year hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Detroit Mass Mobs will officially resume at the Our Lady Queen of Angels Church at 4200 Martin St. in Detroit on June 25 at 10 a.m. The church is part …
Pro-abortion vandalism targets Michigan clinic, Minnesota pro-life group
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by Joe Bukuras Mansfield, Mass., Jun 21, 2022 / 12:52 pm A pro-life pregnancy center in Michigan and a pro-life organization in Minnesota have both been vandalized within the past week. The Lennon Pregnancy Center in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, was vandalized sometime between Sunday night and Monday morning. Gary Hillebrand, …
Hallow app, Detroit Archdiocese partner on I AM HERE campaign focused on the Eucharist
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by Maisy Sullivan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 18, 2022 / 05:23 am The transformative power of encountering Jesus Christ in the Eucharist is a phenomenon that is often difficult to fully comprehend. To help those who are searching for Jesus’ presence, the Archdiocese of Detroit and Hallow App are launching the I AM …
Nearly naked activist shouting pro-abortion chants disrupts Mass in Michigan
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By Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 13, 2022 / 15:32 pm A nearly naked woman disrupted Mass at a Catholic church in Michigan by standing on pew and shouting pro-abortion chants, an online video shows. “Overturn Roe? Hell, no!” the woman shouted, interrupting the priest’s homily. “Abortion without apology!” Two …
Two-mile procession June 19 to launch Eucharistic revival in Detroit archdiocese
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by Gabriella Patti / Detroit Catholic Detroit, Mich., May 30, 2022 / 12:00 pm Belief in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist is waning among professed Catholics, and the U.S. bishops are trying to do something about it. According to a 2019 Pew Research Center study, roughly two-thirds …
Detroit’s new auxiliary is an archbishop and veteran Vatican diplomat
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by CNA Staff Vatican City, May 23, 2022 / 05:22 am Pope Francis on Monday named an archbishop who served as an apostolic nuncio in Central Asia as an auxiliary bishop of the Detroit archdiocese. The Holy See press office said on May 23 that Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell, the former apostolic …
Detroit archbishop ‘heartbroken’ over Michigan school shooting
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by Joe Bukuras Detroit, Mich., Dec 1, 2021 / 14:16 pm Archbishop Allen Vigneron of Detroit said he was “heartbroken” on Tuesday after hearing of the “horrific tragedy” of a school shooting outside the city earlier in the day. “I am heartbroken to hear of the horrific tragedy at Oxford …
Thank God ahead of time: What Blessed Solanus Casey teaches about a spirituality of gratitude
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by Gretchen Siegel Detroit, Mich., Jul 30, 2021 / 15:19 pm Blessed Solanus Casey’s childhood was not easy. He contracted diphtheria that permanently damaged his voice. Casey’s family also struggled economically since he was one of sixteen children. Despite these struggles, Casey’s large Irish Catholic family instilled in him a …