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Father Frank Pavone
What does it mean to be laicized, defrocked, or dismissed from the clerical state?
By CNA Staff Denver, Colo., Dec 22, 2022 / 06:43 am On Nov. 9, Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung Sik, prefect for the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy, laicized Father Frank Pavone from the priesthood for “blasphemous communications on social media” and “persistent disobedience of lawful instructions of his diocesan bishop.” But what does …
Priests for Life’s Frank Pavone: ‘The next pope can reinstate me’ to the priesthood
By Jonah McKeown, Shannon Mullen Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 19, 2022 / 17:05 pm Pro-life activist Frank Pavone on Monday defiantly asserted that the Vatican’s decree removing him from the priesthood is not final, saying “the next pope can reinstate me.” “This idea that any of this is permanent in terms of …
Canon lawyer on Father Pavone’s dismissal from priesthood: Only the Pope can issue a decision without appeal
By Shannon Mullen, Kelsey Wicks CNA Newsroom, Dec 18, 2022 / 19:20 pm On Nov. 9, Cardinal Lazzaro You Heung Sik, prefect for the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy, dismissed Father Frank Pavone from the priesthood for “blasphemous communications on social media” and “persistent disobedience of lawful instructions of his diocesan bishop.” The decree, …
Update: Frank Pavone cancels Mass but vows legal action after Vatican dismisses him from priesthood
By Zelda Caldwell, Katie Yoder Washington D.C., Dec 18, 2022 / 11:29 am The national director of Priests for Life, Frank Pavone, canceled a scheduled live-streamed Mass today, one day after CNA published a report that he was continuing to celebrate Mass after the Vatican had removed him from the priesthood. In …
BREAKING: Vatican dismisses Father Frank Pavone from priesthood
By Shannon Mullen, Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 17, 2022 / 17:05 pm Father Frank Pavone, a well-known pro-life activist and national director of the organization Priests for Life, has been dismissed from the clerical state for “blasphemous communications on social media” and “persistent disobedience of the lawful instructions of his …
Amarillo diocese disavows Fr. Frank Pavone statements, requests prayer
CNA Staff, Sep 17, 2020 / 05:15 pm MT (CNA).- The Diocese of Amarillo has spoken out about election-related comments from Fr. Frank Pavone, the national director of the pro-life group Priests for Life, and asked prayers for the priest. In a Sept. 16 statement, the diocese noted that Pavone, …
Priests for Life Fr. Frank Pavone resigns from Trump campaign roles
by JD Flynn and Kevin Jones Denver Newsroom, Jul 25, 2020 / 12:25 am MT (CNA).- Priests for Life national director Fr. Frank Pavone has resigned from advisory positions in the reelection campaign of President Donald Trump. The priest withdrew at the direction of Church authorities, he told CNA Friday. …
Pavone: With transfer pending, campaign work a matter of ‘conscience’
by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Apr 21, 2020 / 11:25 am MT (CNA).- Fr. Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, says he will serve in leadership positions in the 2020 campaign to reelect President Donald Trump. While the priest told CNA that concerns about his political and ecclesiastical …
Father Pavone to speak at Elizabeth’s New Life Center banquet
Elizabeth’s New Life Center is holding the annual Spring Partnership Banquet featuring speaker Father Frank Pavone, president of Priests for Life. Father Pavone has been invited to speak internationally on pro-life topics and is one of the best speakers in the country. The theme of this year’s banquet is Creating …
Father Pavone, Royalmont students, pray outside Planned Parenthood [Video]
Father Frank Pavone of the organization Priests for Life joined students from Royalmont Academy in prayer Thursday afternoon, the feast of Pope St. John Paul II, near the Planned Parenthood abortion facility on Auburn Avenue in Cincinnati. Father Pavone, in Cincinnati as a guest of Royalmont Academy, prayed the rosary in English …