Pope Francis has appointed Father Earl K. Fernandes, a former staff member of the apostolic nunciature in Washington and currently a Cincinnati pastor, to head the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio.
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Cardinal Marx calls for change in church teaching on homosexuality, admits to blessing same-sex couples
Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich has called for a change in Catholic teaching on homosexuality, saying: “The catechism is not set in stone. One may also question what it says.”
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Watch: Pope Francis consecrates Ukraine and Russia to Immaculate Heart of Mary
“In every age you make yourself known to us, calling us to conversion. At this dark hour, help us and grant us your comfort.”
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‘The church has failed here, at all levels.’ Benedict XVI’s secretary addresses sexual abuse crisis
“The extent of the abuse quagmire becomes clearer with every study. It will take more than one person, even if he is pope, to drain this swamp,” Archbishop Gänswein told the German newspaper Die Zeit.
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Top U.S. bishops’ committee says Russia’s ‘unprovoked war on Ukraine’ must end now
The Administrative Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops March 16 called for “the immediate cessation of Russia’s armed aggression and unprovoked war on Ukraine.”
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Pope Francis: The church needs women saints
The Catholic Church needs women, especially women saints, who have shown throughout history an unwavering dedication to God and to caring for their brothers and sisters, Pope Francis said.
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Where to give to help Ukraine
Catholic agencies are collecting donations to aid with the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, as people flee to escape Russian bombing and shelling. Here are some places to donate.
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Archbishop: Ukraine’s victory will be God’s victory over ‘the meanness and arrogance of man’
As Russia fired missiles on several Ukrainian cities and Russian troops reportedly landed in Odessa, the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church affirmed the right of Ukrainians to defend their homeland.
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Father Jacques E. Fabre to be Charleston’s first Black bishop
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone of Charleston, South Carolina, and named as his successor Scalabrinian Father Jacques E. Fabre.
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Catholics in Poland and Western Ukraine welcome people fleeing threat of war
With the “further escalation of tension in Ukraine,” the president of the Polish bishops’ conference asked Polish Catholics to continue praying for peace, but also to be prepared to welcome Ukrainian refugees.