‘Perpetual Pilgrims’ for U.S. Bishops’ Eucharistic Congress to Be Event’s ‘Heartbeat’
October 3, 2023
About 10 months out from the U.S. bishops’ National Eucharistic Congress, an application to participate as a “perpetual pilgrim” to...
John Lavenburg
New Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Continues ‘Climbing a Ladder to Eternal Life With Jesus Christ’
September 29, 2023
Bishop Jeffrey Monforton has mixed feelings as he leaves the Diocese of Steubenville.
Canadian Bishops: Motto of Indigenous Reconciliation Effort is ‘Listen, Listen, Listen’
September 28, 2023
About six months after Canadian bishops wrote pastoral letters to indigenous communities outlining plans for reconciliation in the wake of...
Former Virginia Bank Branch Is Reborn as a Catholic Church
September 27, 2023
Like it was yesterday, Mike Marshall recalls rolling out of bed one day in 2013, and, as if a loudspeaker...
Quebec Bishop With Two Dioceses Says Merger Likely Is on the Horizon
September 26, 2023
A recent Vatican decision to merge the Canadian Dioceses of Amos and Rouyn-Noranda “in persona episcopi” (“in the person of...
Zelenskyy Honors Catholic Bishop Serving Ukrainians in the US for ‘Spiritual Battle’
September 23, 2023
As part of an address to honor those who have shown unwavering support of Ukraine throughout the war, President Volodymyr...
Catholic Immigration Activists Call Protection for Venezuelans an ‘Answered Prayer’
September 22, 2023
PROSPECT HEIGHTS — A Catholic organization focused on immigration law and advocacy supports the Biden Administration’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS)...
Top U.S. Bishop: Failure to Replace Priest on Air Force Base Is ‘Incomprehensible’
September 21, 2023
It appears Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama, remains without a contracted priest, and may not have one for...
As Migrant Numbers Swell, El Paso Institute and Diocese Ready to Boost Capacity
September 19, 2023
A faith-based humanitarian organization in El Paso, Texas, is working with the local diocese to consider expanding its hospitality sites...
New Mexico Prelate Backs Governor’s Gun-Carrying Ban
September 13, 2023
A controversial order by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham intended to address a rise of gun violence in Albuquerque...