Jan 8, 2025 · At least 50 such hubs, 10 per county in the archdiocese, are slated for "parishes and other locations," said the archbishop in his letter. "We must be a community of Missionary Disciples focused on renewal, rebuilding trust, and inviting people to a …

Nov 14, 2024 · Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, whom Pope Francis removed from pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, in 2023, read an open letter Nov. 13 in Baltimore asking "what it will take for more than a few bishops to finally speak up against the false messages constantly flowing from the Vatican under the leadership of Pope Francis?"

Jan 22, 2025 · One of Jesus' most quoted sayings comes from the New Testament: “Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to God” (Matthew 22:21). Though uttered in response to a question about taxes, this pronouncement contains profound wisdom transcending its immediate context. It ...

Jan 13, 2025 · Close to 2 million people belonging to an influential Christian group gathered in Manila on Jan. 13, demanding a halt to congressional efforts to impeach the vice president and daughter of former president Rodrigo Duterte.. Members of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC or Church of Christ) gathered for a Peace Rally amid the ongoing feud between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos and Vice President ...

Jan 7, 2025 · "Even though throughout our Franciscan history of 800 years we never used the term, we did communal discernment. And St. Francis was guided by the Holy Spirit -- he had a devotion to the Holy Spirit, and said the Holy Spirit is the true minister general of the order," noted Father Warner, referencing the title Franciscans use for the head of the different branches of the Order of Friars Minor ...

Jan 24, 2025 · The Bull with which Pope Francis proclaimed the Jubilee Year 2025 is dedicated to the theme of hope. Addressed to all people, particularly where life is threatened, the pope recalls the perennial value of this indispensable virtue, important for …

Dec 4, 2024 · The decree was signed by Cardinal João Braz de Aviz, the dicastery's prefect, and Sister Simona Brambilla, the dicastery's secretary. In an accompanying letter to Bishop Michael F. Olson of Fort Worth, Texas, dated Nov. 29, Sister Simona, a Consolata Missionary who has served as the dicastery's secretary since 2023, said the dicastery "acknowledges that the events of the past year and a half ...

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Jan 7, 2025 · Michael Martin is an adjunct fellow at Washington's Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He served as a specialist policy adviser on Myanmar, China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam for two decades.

Jan 5, 2024 · The Archdiocese of Gwangju in South Korea has issued a letter warning clergy, religious and laypeople to refrain from promoting devotion to a controversial Marian apparition not recognized by the church.. The archdiocese also cautioned Catholics about ex-priest Alexander Kim Dae-sik who was expelled from the Salesian congregation in 2022 but continues to administer sacraments illicitly and ...