Why can’t the U.S. bishops use their bully pulpit and their extensive media access to issue a public rebuke to JD Vance, as they did to Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi?
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New cardinals, a penitential liturgy and women deacons: Week One of the Synod
On this episode of Inside the Vatican, host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell are joined by producer Ricardo da Silva, S.J., to recap the first week of the synod.
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Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including Timothy Radcliffe, O.P.
Pope Francis will create 21 new cardinals on December 8, 20 of whom can vote for a new pope. Among them are Frank Leo, archbishop of Toronto, and Timothy Radcliffe, former master of the Dominicans.
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Podcast: Vocations, voting and building virtuous community with Bishop Kevin Sweeney
This week on a live recording of “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley chat with Bishop Kevin Sweeney of Paterson, N.J., about his spiritual journey as a young priest on 9/11 and becoming a bishop during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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U.S. bishops denounce the exploitation of migrants and children in Labor Day message
This Labor Day, may we recognize all the laborers in the Lord’s vineyard and embrace them for who they truly are—our brothers and sisters.
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Chinese bishop who was placed on house arrest recognized by China’s government after years of refusal
On Aug. 27, 2024, Bishop Melchior Shi Hongzhen was officially recognized as the bishop of the Diocese of Tianji, after the Chinese government refused to recognize him for five years.
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Interview: Boston’s new archbishop on the challenges of leading a church in decline
In a lengthy interview with OSV News, Archbishop Richard G. Henning addressed his recent appointment as archbishop of Boston and shared his hopes for his new ministry.
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Cardinal O’Malley’s successor Archbishop Henning says his first job ‘is just to be a listener’
Archbishop Richard G. Henning, successor to Cardinal Seán P. O’Malley of Boston, said at a press conference on Aug. 5 that he is “well aware that I have a lot to learn.”
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In surprise move, Pope Francis appoints Rhode Island bishop to head Boston archdiocese
Pope Francis has named Richard Garth Henning, 59, current bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, as the seventh Archbishop of Boston, the Vatican announced on Aug. 5.
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The rise and fall of Archbishop Viganò: From Vatican diplomat to schism
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò was declared guilty of schism and excommunicated on July 4—another dramatic chapter in his fall from grace, following more than 40 years of faithful service as a Vatican diplomat. How did we get here?