Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Leonard P. Blair of Hartford, Connecticut, who is automatically succeeded by Coadjutor Archbishop Christopher J. Coyne.
Archbishop Blair is 75, the age at which canon law requires bishops to submit their resignation to the pope.
Rather than mere disagreement, an epidemic of hatred in the digital sphere is poisoning social communications and damaging the unity Christ calls for his body, Detroit Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron said in a new pastoral note June 11.
"The Beauty of Truth: A
As the Supreme Court nears the end of its spring term, with several important cases still to be decided, court-watchers are trying to glean anything they can about the future of one justice in particular. In a new column, contributing editor Russell
On the agenda for this week’s assembly of U.S. bishops is a discussion about how the Church should address “Eucharistic coherence.” Central to this discussion is how the bishops can help the faithful foster a deeper devotion to the Real Presence of
In early June, Catholic leaders from the United States, Mexico and Central America met at Mundelein Seminary near Chicago to discuss how the Church in the United States could better provide for the people of Central America — both those who are
After a federal court dismissed Planned Parenthood's challenge to a Lubbock ordinance that declares the city a "Sanctuary for the Unborn," a lawyer with the Chicago-based Thomas More Society said he believes these sanctuary cities have solid footing in Texas law.
"Cities have
The top priority of the church is to "proclaim the word of God," said Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron of Los Angeles in a June 10 keynote address during the Catholic Media Conference.
"This prioritization is important today," Bishop Barron said, over some
The Museum of Family Prayer in North Easton is now accepting entries for its second annual Mary Garden Contest.
The contest began in 2020 to help families "find peace while quarantined at home," said a news release announcing this year's competition. "The response
When he was installed as the bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo in January, Bishop Michael Fisher was entering a diocese that had seen more than its share of turmoil. It had filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and its previous bishop resigned amid
A nationwide poll of 1,200 likely voters in a general election found that a majority oppose unrestricted abortion on demand throughout pregnancy and support limits on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
The Susan B. Anthony List, a national pro-life group, commissioned OnMessage
Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, in the kickoff session to the 2021 Catholic Media Conference, said that with "the Gospel of hope," Catholic communicators should be able to "communicate with hope and to communicate hope in the face of trying times."
"Hope is,