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Pope: Rome’s Jesuit-run university must be rooted in Gospel, voice of poor
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…
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Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Archbishop Jerome Listecki of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee; Appoints Bishop Jeffrey Grob as Successor
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…
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Annual Collection Assists More than 20,000 Elderly Men and Women Religious
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…
Pope: Rome’s Jesuit-run university must be rooted in Gospel, voice of poor
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…
Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Archbishop Jerome Listecki of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee; Appoints Bishop Jeffrey Grob as Successor
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…
Annual Collection Assists More than 20,000 Elderly Men and Women Religious
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…
Pope offers Mass for cardinals and bishops who died in past year
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…
On All Souls Day, pope prays at graves of children, miscarried infants
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…
Everyone can be a saint by following the Beatitudes, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God wants everyone to be a saint, and the clearest path to achieving that goal is loving service to others, Pope Francis said. Celebrating the feast of All Saints, the pope led the midday recitation of the Angelus prayer Nov. 1 with thousands of visitors in St. Peter’s Square. Hundreds of…
Bishop Knestout Welcomes Report on Safeguarding from Vatican’s Commission for the Protection of Minors
WASHINGTON – Earlier this week, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors released its first Annual Report on Church Policies and Procedures for Safeguarding. Bishop Barry C. Knestout of Richmond, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People issued a statement welcoming the information highlighted…
Pope asks Vatican media to reduce spending as they share the Gospel
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis told members and staff of the Dicastery for Communication that the Vatican and the Catholic Church need their expertise to share the Gospel, but he also asked them to find creative ways to do it while cutting their expenses. “I dream of a communication that is heart to heart,…
Pope: Make sure confirmation is not last time parish sees young people
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church must put more effort into ensuring that the sacrament of confirmation is not the “sacrament of goodbye” for young people, who receive it and then do not come to church again until they want to get married, Pope Francis said. “The problem is how to ensure that the…
Papal commission releases report highlighting progress in safeguarding
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Highlighting progress made in safeguarding and recommendations for rectifying ongoing gaps, the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors dedicated its first annual report to all victims and survivors of sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Church. “The commission’s work — including this report — is and always has been…