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WASHINGTON – Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a statement following the results of yesterday’s presidential election. Archbishop Broglio’s statement follows: “In the United States, we are fortunate to live in a democracy and yesterday Americans…
ROME (CNS) — Fewer lecterns and more round tables are needed in higher education for students and staff to come together to dialogue, seek the truth and truly fulfill the mandate of a Jesuit-run institution, Pope Francis said. “Have you asked yourself the question of where you are going and why you are doing the…
WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, and has appointed Bishop Jeffrey S. Grob, auxiliary bishop of Chicago, as his successor. The resignation and appointment were publicized in Washington, D.C. on November 4, 2024, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic…
WASHINGTON – The faithful have an opportunity to support the more than 20,000 elderly religious sisters, brothers and religious order priests who have devoted their lives to service in the Church. The annual collection benefiting retired religious across the United States will occur in participating dioceses on the weekend of Dec. 7-8. Coordinated by the…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Remembering the cardinals and bishops who died in the past year, Pope Francis prayed that after their loving service to the Catholic Church “they may exult in eternal communion with the saints.” At the Altar of the Chair in St. Peter’s Basilica, the pope presided over a memorial Mass Nov. 4…
ROME (CNS) — Pope Francis prayed at the graves of children and of miscarried babies on the feast of All Souls before concelebrating Mass with several hundred mourners. The pope traveled Nov. 2 to Rome’s Laurentino cemetery, which has a special section for children who have died and, nearby, a section called the “Garden of…