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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While bishops around the world are asked to designate their cathedrals or other significant churches as special places of pilgrimage and prayer for the Holy Year 2025, the Vatican is not asking them to dedicate and open a “Holy Door” at those churches. The Dicastery for Evangelization, which is coordinating the…
WASHINGTON – Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has appointed Mr. James Bogner as the next chair of the National Review Board (NRB). Mr. Bogner, who joined the NRB in 2020, succeeds Mrs. Suzanne Healy, who concluded her term…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has called on political leaders to be at the service of the poor, the unemployed and the common good. The world cannot promote “universal fraternity” without good politics, the pope said in a video message released July 30 by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network. The network posts a short…
WASHINGTON – Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has appointed three new members to serve on the National Review Board (NRB). He also renewed the appointment for a current member to serve a second term. The NRB advises the…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Thanks to Jesus’ promise to be with his disciples always, the faithful can be fully present for others, especially those in need, Pope Francis told thousands of altar servers from around the world. “Thanks to Jesus, always and only thanks to him — you also can say to your neighbor, ‘I…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Strategic collaboration, especially with law enforcement monitoring crimes online, is needed in the fight against human trafficking, according to the head of an international network of religious orders and partners against trafficking. “New challenges in preventing and combating human trafficking affecting children have emerged,” particularly as traffickers are using the Internet…