Excitement about the impacts of the National Eucharistic Revival in local dioceses, support for the nomination of St. John Henry Newman as a doctor of the church, and the approval of supplements to the bishops' teaching document on "Faithful Citizenship" featured strongly
Attendees of the National Eucharistic Congress July 17-21 in Indianapolis now have the option of purchasing single-day and weekend passes in order to make attendance more affordable and flexible, the bishop overseeing the congress announced Nov. 15.
Bishop Frank J. Caggiano of Bridgeport, Conn., provided an update on the newly launched Institute on the Catechism to the U.S. Catholic bishops during their annual fall plenary assembly Nov. 15 in Baltimore, Md. Housed within the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’
U.S. bishops begin their fall plenary assembly in Baltimore by gathering for a morning of prayer, reflection and confession, followed by Mass for peace at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament was abuzz with those wishing to celebrate and welcome Bishop Jeffrey M. Monforton as the 32nd auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit Nov. 7 during a special "Liturgy of Welcome and Inauguration of Ministry."
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Archbishop Andrew E. Bellisario of Anchorage-Juneau Oct. 12 encouraged the new shepherd of Fairbanks, Alaska, to "be a bishop in motion, going to your people throughout this boundless land."
Bishop Steven J. Maekawa, a Dominican, was ordained and installed as the seventh bishop
Experts say Church can contribute much to mental health conversation, offer hope, healing
"Conversations about mental health have been occurring in secular circles for many years, and the church has something of eternal value to contribute to the discussion," Kenna Millea, a licensed marriage and family therapist who serves as clinical director and co-founder at
The Archdiocese of Hartford, Conn., welcomes new Coadjutor Archbishop Coyne with a Mass Oct. 9. He will serve alongside Archbishop Leonard P. Blair and will succeed him automatically when he retires.
When the U.S. bishops gather for their fall plenary assembly Nov. 13-16 in Baltimore, they will elect a new secretary and chairmen for six standing committees for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
The current secretary, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City,
The USCCB's mental health campaign was announced Oct. 10 to coincide with World Mental Health Day, created by the World Federation for Mental Health in 1992 to highlight the importance of mental health. This year's theme focuses on mental health as a