Jesuit Father William J. Byron, known for his leadership of Jesuit institutions of higher learning, died at Manresa Hall, the health center of the Jesuit community at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia April 9.
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US bishops ask Catholics to pray during Holy Week for end to Israel-Hamas war
“As Christians, we are rooted in the hope of the resurrection, and so we pray for a just and lasting peace in the Holy Land,” the bishops wrote.
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Cardinal Schönborn warns of schism as Vatican stops German bishops’ vote on lay committee
The cardinal’s warning comes after lay German Catholics involved in the Synodal Path called on the bishops to defy Rome and stick to the reform course.
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New book: Pope Francis on his ‘deep relationship’ and occasional disagreements with Benedict XVI
In a newly published book interview, Pope Francis reflects on Pope Benedict XVI’s historic decision to resign, describing their deep relationship and occasional disagreements.
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Québec’s Cardinal Lacroix, named in sex abuse lawsuit, will temporarily step aside from duties
The archdiocesan statement said Cardinal Gérald Lacroix “categorically denies the allegations against him” and considers them “unfounded.”
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‘Unbrotherly love’: German bishop denounces Polish archbishop’s letter to Pope Francis protesting German reforms
Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg, Germany, has written a letter to his Polish counterpart, Archbishop Stanislaw Gadecki of Poznan, accusing him of “unbrotherly behavior” and of an “enormous overstepping of his authority.”
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Church Militant founder Michael Voris asked to resign for breach of morality clause
In a video message, Michael Voris declined to get into specifics, but said there were “horrible, ugly things” he needed to “go away and address.”
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Leader dedicated to making communities safer to receive award from Catholic Campaign for Human Development
Ivonn Rivera is the winner of the Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership 2023 Award for her “leadership in fighting poverty and injustice in the United States through community-based solutions,”
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Pope Francis says his new ecology document is titled ‘Laudate Deum,’ ‘Praise God’
In a self-described follow-up to his encyclical “Laudato Si,” Pope Francis plans to release a new environmental document to assess what has happened since 2015 and what more needs to be done.
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U.S. bishops’ Labor Day message: It is pro-life to support working families
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ domestic policy committee said the nation has “urgent work” to do to really show a “radical solidarity with working families.”