Vatican: 5th Catholic bishop consecrated under China deal
A Vatican spokesman confirmed recently that the fifth bishop to be created under the 2018 Vatican-China deal has been ordained.
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A Vatican spokesman confirmed recently that the fifth bishop to be created under the 2018 Vatican-China deal has been ordained.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A popular strip club that once beckoned customers off a busy highway leading into Anchorage is now a church offering salvation—instead of temptation—thanks to a daughter of a former exotic dancer.
DENVER, Colorado—A growing number of bishops in the US, including Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington, have issued guidance regarding groups celebrating the Traditional Latin Mass in their dioceses, after a new recent document from Pope Francis imposed restrictions on the use of the traditional liturgy.
THE Redemptorists have condemned the “malicious tagging” of its missionaries in Northern Luzon as communist supporters—calling on government agencies, especially the Commission on Human Rights, to conduct a “thorough investigation of this unlawful and unjust act.”
PAPAL Nuncio to the Philippines Archbishop Charles John Brown has assured the widows and orphans of the “drug war” victims that he will bring the matter of their plight to Pope Francis.
CAIRO—Muslims around the world were observing Tuesday yet another major Islamic holiday in the shadow of the pandemic and amid growing concerns about the highly infectious delta variant of the coronavirus.
BISHOP Broderick S. Pabillo will assume his post as Vicar Apostolic of Taytay next month.
MYANMAR’S Cardinal Charles Maung Bo has welcomed expressions of solidarity for his nation’s people who are struggling from the Covid-19 pandemic and the upheaval from the military coup.
NEWLY installed Manila Archbishop Jose F. Cardinal Jr. is looking to establish “mission stations”—most likely to be led by young priests—to minister to the growing urban population.
Opponents and supporters of legal abortion in the US will be watching when the Supreme Court hears Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization during its upcoming term.
The Catholic archbishop of Tokyo has asked visiting Olympic athletes and coaches to refrain from attending local Catholic churches to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
VATICAN—Rumors started to fly around social media Monday claiming that Pope Francis was “likely” to resign from the papacy “in the next few hours.”
Cebu Archbishop Jose S. Palma has approved the episcopal coronation of the “oldest venerated image of St. Joseph in the Philippines.”
DUMAGUETE CITY—A Catholic diocese is opposing a 174-hectare reclamation project because of the environmental impact it could have in the central Philippine city of Dumaguete.
A Catholic archbishop and Covid-19 survivor added his voice to help address the vaccine hesitancy among Filipinos.
LONDON—Pope Francis has had surgery to remove part of his left colon in what the Vatican has described as a planned procedure.
DHARAMSHALA, India—The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama celebrated turning 86 a few days ago, thanking his supporters and expressing his appreciation for India, where he has lived since he fled his homeland in 1959.
The biannual US Catholic bishops’ meeting received more than its usual attention last June due to one particular item on its agenda: a proposed document on the Sacrament of the Eucharist, a ritual also known as Holy Communion.
The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, the spiritual leader of Tibet, is turning 86 on July 6, 2021. With his advancing age, the question of who will succeed him has become more pressing.
A Catholic archbishop has called for prayers to advance the cause of the first Ilocano candidate to sainthood.
VATICAN—In the largest Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica since the start of the pandemic, Pope Francis celebrated the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul with a message that true freedom is found in Christ.
Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Broderick S. Pabillo of Manila as the new bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay in Palawan province.
VATICAN—There is no “retirement” from spreading the faith, Pope Francis said in a message to grandparents recently, adding that the prayers of the elderly are needed by the Church and the world.
Since the 1970s, white American evangelicals—a large subsection of Protestants who hold to a literal reading of the Bible—have often managed to get specific privileges through their political engagement primarily through supporting the Republican Party.
As the global population continues to grow, space for putting the dead to rest is at a premium. In the US, some of the biggest cities are already short on burial land, and so are many other nations around the world.
The Manila Archdiocese is limiting to 400 the number of guests allowed at the installation ceremony of Jose Cardinal Advincula as the 33rd Archbishop of Manila in Intramuros, Manila on June 24.
Religion forms a moral foundation for billions of people throughout the world.
“What’s in a name?” Juliet asks in Shakespeare’s tragedy, “that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Often misinterpreted to suggest that words are empty of content, Shakespeare’s line does the exact opposite: it affirms that a reality exists behind words and, indeed, gives rise to them.
VATICAN—Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle choked up Tuesday while sharing the story of his grandfather’s migration journey from China to the Philippines as a child.
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