Month: May 2022

Bishop Williams: Church a ‘sleeping beauty’ that Synod can stir awake through faithful’s gifts

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | 2022 Synod Assembly, Archdiocesan Synod Executive Committee, Bishop Joseph Williams, christ the king, Featured, Local News, News, Second Vatican Council, Sleeping beauty, Synod Assembly |

For Bishop Joseph Williams, it’s no coincidence that his schedule in the weeks leading up to the 2022 Synod Assembly include confirmations of young people from across the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Conferring that sacrament — one of the special roles reserved for a bishop — has allowed for greater reflection on the gifts of the Holy Spirit that confirmands receive in a new way, he said.

Some bishops call San Francisco prelate ‘courageous’ for Pelosi statement

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | Abortion, Abortion law, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archdiocese of San Francisco, Catholic News Service, Catholic politicians, Catholics and politics, Church in the US, Nancy Pelosi, News, Roe v. Wade |

A number of U.S. Catholic bishops praised San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone for his “courageous” action in saying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is not “to be admitted” to Communion because of her stand on legalized abortion.

Returning from Ukraine, Polish archbishop urges Vatican to revise attitude

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in Europe, News, Poland, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis, Vatican diplomacy |

The president of the Polish bishops’ conference criticized the Vatican’s “naive and utopian” attitude to the war in Ukraine and urged Rome to show “greater maturity” in attitudes toward Russia.

Pelosi banned from Communion in San Francisco: Last Week in the Church with John Allen Jr.

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | Last Week in the Church, News |

In this episode: Pelosi banned from receiving Communion in San Francisco, Bono and the Pope fight climate change, and Cardinal Becciu claims innocence in Vatican trial. Plus, is Bill Gates’ Four Seasons coming to Rome?

Bishop Wcela, retired auxiliary of Rockville Centre, N.Y., dies at age 91

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Diocese of Rockville Centre, News, Obituary |

Retired Auxiliary Bishop Emil A. Wcela of Rockville Centre died May 21 at age 91.

Returning from Ukraine, Polish archbishop urges Vatican to revise attitude

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki, Europe, News, Polish bishops, Rome, Russia, U.S. & World News, Utopian |

Nancy Pelosi doubles down on abortion support in response to Communion ban

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | News, US |

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” on May 24, 2022. / Screenshot via MSNBC’s YouTube channel

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 24, 2022 / 12:13 pm (CNA).
Responding publicly for the first time to her archbishop barrin…

Pope accepts resignation of St. Augustine, Fla., bishop, appoints successor

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | Bishop Appointment, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida, News |

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Felipe J. Estévez of St. Augustine, Florida, and named as his successor Father Erik T. Pohlmeier, a pastor in the Diocese of Little Rock, Arkansas.

Churches of Serbia, North Macedonia, end decades-old dispute

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in Europe, News, North Macedonia, Orthodox Church, Serbia |

The head of Serbia’s Orthodox Church said Tuesday that he would recognize the full independence of the church in neighboring North Macedonia, signaling an end to a decades-old religious dispute.

Pelosi pushes back on archbishop who denies her Communion

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | Abortion, Abortion law, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, Archdiocese of San Francisco, Associated Press, Catholic politicians, Catholics and politics, Church in the US, Nancy Pelosi, News, Roe v. Wade |

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back Tuesday on the decision by San Francisco’s Catholic archbishop to deny her Communion over her support of abortion rights.

Polish Bishops’ Leader: Vatican’s Approach to Russia ‘Naive and Utopian’

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | News |

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‘Bicycling Cardinal’ is New Leader of Italy’s Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | News |

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New Catholic Archbishop of Paris Invokes ‘Synodal Spirit’ at Installation Mass

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | News |

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Roberta Drury, a Catholic victim of Buffalo shooting, ‘reflected God’s love’

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | News, US |

The casket of Roberta Drury, the youngest of those killed during the mass shooting at the Buffalo Tops supermarket on May 14th, is brought out following the funeral at Assumption Church on May 21, 2022 in Syracuse, New York. Drury, who was 32, h…

Cardinal Zen charged with improperly registering fund, pleads not guilty

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | International, News |

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun and several others pleaded not guilty in a Hong Kong court to charges of failing to properly register a now-defunct fund to help anti-government protesters.

New Catholic archbishop of Paris invokes ‘synodal spirit’ at installation Mass

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | Europe, News |

Archbishop Laurent Ulrich is installed as archbishop of Paris in the Church of Saint-Sulpice on May 23, 2022. / Twitter @dioceseparis.

Rome Newsroom, May 24, 2022 / 10:40 am (CNA).
Archbishop Laurent Ulrich was installed on Monday as the new Ca…

Theologians in Middle East relaunch Gospel mission by listening to "signs of the times"

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | News |

Theologians from institutes in Lebanon, Egypt, Syria and Iraq, linked to different Churches and Christian communities aim to
nourish communion between local Churches

Nicaraguan bishop begins fasting to protest police harassment

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | News |

Bishop Rolando Jose Alvarez of Matagalpa, a vocal critic of the Ortega regime, urges those who wish to join his fast to organize prayer vigils, pray for peace before the Blessed Sacrament

With a new leader, will Italy’s bishops finally investigate abuse?

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | News |

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi of Bologna has been named president of the Italian bishops’ conference, now under pressure to set up an independent commission on clergy sex abuse

PELOSI IS AT WAR WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Posted by bcadmin | May 24, 2022 | Latest News Releases, News |

Catholic League president Bill Donohue responds to Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s attack on her archbishop: After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi proved to be insubordinate, continuously rebuffing her bishop, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, she was told…

Month: May 2022

Bishop Williams: Church a ‘sleeping beauty’ that Synod can stir awake through faithful’s gifts

Some bishops call San Francisco prelate ‘courageous’ for Pelosi statement

Returning from Ukraine, Polish archbishop urges Vatican to revise attitude

Pelosi banned from Communion in San Francisco: Last Week in the Church with John Allen Jr.

Bishop Wcela, retired auxiliary of Rockville Centre, N.Y., dies at age 91

Returning from Ukraine, Polish archbishop urges Vatican to revise attitude

Nancy Pelosi doubles down on abortion support in response to Communion ban

Pope accepts resignation of St. Augustine, Fla., bishop, appoints successor

Churches of Serbia, North Macedonia, end decades-old dispute

Pelosi pushes back on archbishop who denies her Communion

Polish Bishops’ Leader: Vatican’s Approach to Russia ‘Naive and Utopian’

‘Bicycling Cardinal’ is New Leader of Italy’s Catholic Bishops’ Conference

New Catholic Archbishop of Paris Invokes ‘Synodal Spirit’ at Installation Mass

Roberta Drury, a Catholic victim of Buffalo shooting, ‘reflected God’s love’

Cardinal Zen charged with improperly registering fund, pleads not guilty

New Catholic archbishop of Paris invokes ‘synodal spirit’ at installation Mass

Theologians in Middle East relaunch Gospel mission by listening to "signs of the times"

Nicaraguan bishop begins fasting to protest police harassment

With a new leader, will Italy’s bishops finally investigate abuse?

PELOSI IS AT WAR WITH THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

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