Catholic Church The Vatican has asked the Belgian bishops to draw up a new file on the accusations against Bishop Roger Vangheluwe. If new facts are brought to light, the Pope may take away Vangheluwe’s ecclesiastical titles. The request is said to have come from the Vatican last week, after which the file was sent … Read more
Archbishop Luc Ravel of Strasbourg, France, announced his resignation on Thursday April 20. His archdiocese was undergoing an apostolic visitation in June 2022. Archbishop of Strasbourg since February 2017, Mgr Luc Ravel has presented his resignation to the Holy Father, he announced this Thursday, April 20 in a press release published on the diocesan website. … Read more
In their sermons on Easter Sunday, Austrian bishops refer to the transformative power of the Easter faith Feldkirch/Graz/Linz/Eisenstadt (KAP) – The message of the resurrection of Jesus, which Christians celebrate at Easter, is a “double wake-up call for all of us” – a wake-up call to hope and confidence for our own path in life … Read more
The Holy Father has appointed Father Jean Bondu, auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Rennes (France), of the clergy of the diocese of Luçon, currently dean of the parish of Challans. Vatican news On Wednesday, November 30, Pope Francis appointed Father Jean Bondu auxiliary bishop of Rennes. The Breton diocese no longer had an auxiliary … Read more
ANP News from the NOS•today, 10:50 Andrea Vrede Vatican correspondent Andrea Vrede Vatican correspondent It will be a busy month for the offices of the Curia, the governing body of the Roman Catholic Church, and for Pope Francis himself. During the month of November, the bishops of three Western European countries will go on a … Read more
Francisco Bergoglio He was born on December 17, 1936, the son of Italian emigrants: his father, Mario, was an employee on the railroad, while his mother was a housewife and took care of the education of her five children. He studied chemical technician, and later entered the diocesan seminary of Villa Devoto. On March 11, … Read more
The Central American bishops of SEDAC view with concern, the effects and consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic, poverty, migration, the crisis of democracy, corruption, the environmental crisis, the ideologization of education, etc. In this regard, they affirm that a “structural reform of the States is required, which strengthens freedom, peace, democracy and social justice.” Vatican … Read more
The Canadian bishops had until then contented themselves with expressing their sadness and compassion. Several of them are now raising their voices and advocating a public apology from Pope Francis for the historic role of the Church in the management of residential schools. “The Pope is deeply sincere and compassionate, estimated the bishop of Kamloops … Read more
In Limburg, the chairman of the Catholic German Bishops’ Conference, Bishop Georg Bätzing, recalled the fate of the deceased and their relatives. He also praised the self-sacrificing service of doctors and nurses. “Behind the” barely comprehensible numbers of the dead are individual fates “, emphasized Bätzing. And further:” In prayer we are close to our … Read more
The Latin American Episcopal Council, Celam, will present this Sunday the Ecclesial Assembly of Latin America and the Caribbean, from the Basilica of Guadalupe, in Mexico City, starting at 10:45 am (local time), within the framework of Sunday of the Word and of the 55th World Day of Social Communications. Vatican City This Sunday, this … Read more