“There is no doubt that we owe a great debt of gratitude to our Jesuit brothers who have shepherded this parish so well for so long,” Santa Fe Archbishop John C. Wester said in a July 27 statement about Immaculate Conception Parish.
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Should priests still lead parishes? German bishops debate new Vatican document
The Vatican document bars laypeople from leading parishes and emphasizes the role of priests.
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French police arrest cathedral volunteer who confessed to Nantes fire
French media reported the 39-year-old man, named only as Emmanuel A, admitted lighting two fires in the area of a 17th-century organ and a third above an electrical panel in the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul July 18 and a third above an electrical panel.
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Statue of Jesus beheaded in Florida among latest attacks on Catholic churches
The beheading of a statue of Christ at a Catholic church in the Miami Archdiocese has saddened the parish community and prompted the archbishop to call for investigation of the incident as a hate crime.
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French police suspect arson was cause of fire at Nantes cathedral
Although more than 100 firefighters contained the blaze within two hours and stopped it from spreading to the main body of the church, a 17th-century choir organ at the west end of the building was destroyed with much of the choir area and multiple stained-glass windows.
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Demand up ‘tenfold’ for Catholic Charities’ help in one New Jersey diocese
Economic dislocation and food supply disruption as a result of the pandemic has increased the utility of food pantries, as evidenced in a New Jersey diocese.
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With virus spike, California has new round of closures, including churches
Due to the new round of coronavirus cases, California has had to reverse course and reinstate closures. “Outdoor Masses and other liturgical services such as adoration and prayer services are allowed and encouraged,” an L.A. archdiocesan news release said.
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U.S. judge permanently stops Georgia’s ‘heartbeat law’ from taking effect
On July 13, a U.S. District Court ruled the law infringed upon constitutional rights, including those established by the 1973 Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade and the 1992 decision Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
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Cardinal Tobin asks Trump to grant clemency to federal death-row inmate
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey has said that executing federal death row inmate Dustin Le Honken “will do nothing to restore justice or heal those burdened by these crimes.”
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New York Archdiocese closes 20 schools; six more close in Brooklyn Diocese
The schools will not reopen in the fall because of the financial fallout caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic.