VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Individuals and corporations have a moral obligation to pay their fair share of taxes, and wealthy nations have an obligation to use that money to help their poorer citizens and provide aid to developing nations, the Vatican secretary of state said. The “overarching objective” of tax collection and government spending “should…
Reading 1 Genesis 2:4b-9, 15-17 At the time when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens — while as yet there was no field shrub on earth and no grass of the field had sprouted, for the LORD God had sent no rain upon the earth and there was no man to till…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People were born to help communities thrive, not to kill others, Pope Francis said. “Please let’s pray for peace, let’s do penance for peace,” he said during his general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall Feb. 12, launching an appeal for Catholics to ask for a peaceful resolution to the…
WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Richard F. Reidy, as Bishop of Norwich. Bishop-elect Reidy is a priest of the Diocese of Worcester and currently serves as the diocese’s Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on February 12, 2025, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to…
WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Ralph Walker Nickless, 77, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Sioux City, and has appointed Reverend John E. Keehner, Jr., as Bishop-elect of Sioux City. Bishop-elect Keehner is a priest of the Diocese of Youngstown and currently serves as pastor of four parishes…
WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, 76, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and has appointed Bishop Robert G. Casey, auxiliary bishop of Chicago, as his successor. The resignation and appointment were publicized in Washington, D.C. on February 12, 2025, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic…