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…
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…
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…
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…
WASHINGTON – “As successor to Saint Peter, you call not only every Catholic, but every Christian to what unites us in faith – offering the hope of Jesus Christ to every person, citizen and immigrant…
Reading 1 Genesis 1:20—2:4a God said, “Let the water teem with an abundance of living creatures, and on the earth let birds fly beneath the dome of the sky.” and so it happened: God created…