A Spanish bishop who was allowed by the pope to marry in the church after resigning over an affair he had with an adult fiction novelist still remains a Catholic bishop "spiritually," according to his former diocese.
"Since he's renounced his canonical mission,
Whether it was speaking out against injustice, ministering to those on society's margins or accompanying communities afflicted by geo-political catastrophes, retired Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton traveled great lengths to express his solidarity with people on the periphery of society.
An outspoken
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop William P. Callahan, 73, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, for health reasons, and has appointed Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Gerard W. Battersby as his successor.
The newly elected president of the Polish bishops' conference, Archbishop Tadeusz Wojda of Gdansk, the port city famous for being the birthplace of Solidarity, is taking up his tasks in challenging times for the church in his country.
He will need to steer
The Mexican bishops' conference, the Society of Jesus and the Conference of Major Superiors of Religious of Mexico convened the country's three presidential candidates March 11 to sign their National Agenda for Peace -- a roadmap for pacifying Mexico and the starting
Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, superior of the Salesian order, will be ordained a bishop April 20.
And the Vatican announced March 5 that in view of his episcopal ordination, Pope Francis has decided he will be an archbishop and have the "titular see"
RAPID CITY, S.D. (OSV News) -- The Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota, announced "with sorrow" that its shepherd, Bishop Peter M. Muhich, died Feb. 17. "Bishop Peter, 62, was in hospice care after suffering from esophageal cancer. Please continue to pray
"I have reached another step along my journey with cancer. Despite the best efforts of my health care team, all treatment options have been exhausted and there is no more that can be done without causing greater harm to my system," said
Maria do Carmo Borro Barbosa always suspected that her son Cristiano would become a priest. When she was pregnant, she consecrated him to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Forty-seven years later, she, her husband, Antonio Dias Barbosa, and their other son, Alexandre Fabricio
Two local organizations at the heart of a bishops' Super Bowl wager -- Alexandra's House in Kansas City and Bella Primary Care in San Francisco -- speak with OSV News about their important work to uphold the sanctity of human life.