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FORT WORTH, Texas (RNS) — When Jason Whitehead first saw the Vatican’s 2025 Jubilee mascot, Luce, it “was a bit of a surprise ...

McElroy was appointed by Pope Francis to serve as Bishop in San Diego in 2015 and in 2022 was elevated to Cardinal. He ...

As is often the case since February 2014, his list began with Ukraine: “May the sound of arms be silenced in war-torn Ukraine! May there be the boldness needed to open the door to negotiation ...

Following the directive of the final Synod on Synodality document, the initiative proposes a series of recommendations for ...

ANALYSIS: When the archbishop of Washington speaks, people pay attention — sometimes wondering if they’re hearing echoes from ...

McElroy is one of Pope Francis' most progressively like-minded allies. The pope made him Bishop of San Diego in 2015 and elevated him to Cardinal in 2022.

For the holiday, she decided to gear up in a bold emerald-green ensemble, the centerpiece of which was a long double-breasted wool coat. She topped off the look with a green-and-blue tartan scarf ...

The newly established Diocese of Prosperidad has unveiled its official coat of arms, with symbols drawn from Catholic tradition and history. A diocese is a geographic area under the care of a bishop, ...

In remarks to open Vietnam's second international arms fair, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said the expo was "a message of peace, cooperation and development". The arms fair, which will run until ...

The settlement concludes a lawsuit filed in 2019 against the diocese and brings the amount the Catholic Church has paid out in civil cases involving Msgr. Michael Harris to at least $10 million.

He died in prison in 2022. The report is just one of seven Nessel has promised to release for each Catholic diocese in Michigan. Reports for the diocese of Marquette, Gaylord and Kalamazoo have ...