Bishops

The President of the Polish Episcopal Conference (CEP), Msgr. Stanislaw Gadecki, in a letter addressed to Msgr. Georg Bätzing, the president of the German Episcopal Conference (DBK), expresses his “deep concern” about the path…

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Russian Catholic Bishops call on leaders to end conflict with Ukraine. The Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Moscow, the Cathedral of the Archdiocese of the Mother of God in Moscow. /Kirasinkir via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Rome…

History will be made this weekend as a bishops' consecration service in the Church of Wales will be broadcast live for the first time. People from across Wales and beyond will be able to join the service at St Deiniol's…

Colombian bishops have expressed “their bewilderment and deep pain” after the country's constitutional court decriminalized abortion during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. The court issued its decision on February 21, continuing a…

Catholic bishops in a southern Indian state have launched a campaign to mobilize political support to end discrimination against Dalit Christians in the country.“We have already delivered memoranda to all Federal Ministers,…

MEXICO CITY — The Mexican bishops' conference has called on all Mexicans to become builders of peace, noting that they have even made it their top pastoral priority in the country beleaguered by drug cartels and criminal gangs. In a…

null / Zwiebackesser through Shutterstock. Rome Newsroom, Feb. 21, 2022 / 9:03 a.m. (CNA). Spain's Catholic bishops have commissioned a law firm to carry out an independent investigation into sexual abuse by members of the…

The head of Polish Catholic bishops calls for "an open and hospitable heart" to refugees from Ukraine. Bishop Stanisław Gądecki. / Episkopat.pl. Warsaw, Poland, February 21, 2022 / 03:05 (CNA). The president of Poland's Catholic…

Local comedy impresario Paddy Lennox has lined up three other London Comedy Store pals to entertain an audience in Bishop's Stortford.His Laughing Bishops Comedy Club will be in session at the Water Lane United Reformed Church Hall on!-->…

ROSARIO, Argentina – This week the more than 90 prelates of the Episcopal Conference of Colombia held their first meeting of 2022 and discussed the upcoming presidential elections. "Colombians are living a crucial moment…

FarewellFarewell to retirements Bishop of WinchesterDr. Tim Dakin, the Archbishop of Canterbury said, “It is well known that the past few years have not been easy and have been filled with much pain and distress” (News, May 20, 2021).…

The Italian Episcopal Conference welcomes the decision of the Constitutional Court to reject a request calling for a referendum on the decriminalization of euthanasia. In a statement, they reiterate Pope Francis' recent remarks "condemning…

The Commission of the Episcopal Conferences of the European Community (Comece) has just expressed its "deep concern" over the French plan to include abortion in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. This reaction…

ZAGREB, February 15, 2022 – Croat and Bosnian bishops met in Mostar on Tuesday to warn that Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina are outvoted and should be equal to the other two main ethnic groups, with the head of the Conference Croatian…

ROME — Saying he wants to promote a “healthy decentralization” of some aspects of church life, Pope Francis has made several changes to church law, granting greater authority to individual bishops, bishops’ conferences and at the…

Senior Archbishops, Moderators and Presiding Bishops from the 42 churches of the global Anglican Communion will meet in London next month to pray and study the Bible together. The primate reunion was to take place in Rome, Italy. However,…

PHILADELPHIA — As fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine continue to grow, Ukrainian Catholic bishops in the United States have called for a three-day prayer vigil "for peace and the conversion of the hearts of those who preach…

The bishops called on the armed gangs to lay down their arms because the exhausted Haitian people "really can't take it anymore."The Episcopal Conference of Haiti issued a statement calling on political actors and armed gangs to prevent the…

By Gina Christian • Published on February 13, 2022 As fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine continue to grow, Ukrainian Catholic bishops in the United States have called for a three-day prayer vigil 'for peace and the…

The Bishops of the Dioceses of the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Province of Kwara State, have called on Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to follow the example of Governor 'Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on the policy of using the hijab in…

Later this month, Pope Francis will close a five-day meeting involving dozens of bishops and mayors from the Mediterranean region in the Italian city of Florence. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi will be present at the opening…

(ANNews) - On January 28, 2022, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) announced that the organization will create a new registered charity to advance healing and reconciliation initiatives. The Indigenous Reconciliation Fund…

ROME - European bishops have criticized French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal earlier this month to include abortion in the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights, saying it would not only be unethical, but would clash with values…

Australian bishops lock themselves in cages to protest detention of refugees By Elspeth Kernebone Posted 25 minutes ago…

By James Finn See that cute rainbow poster? A child did it, a real child whose identity is hidden to protect his privacy. Can you imagine them smiling as they bent over their markers or watercolors? They created this art, spontaneously,…

Emanuel Macron. / Frederic Legrand COMEO/Shutterstock. Brussels, Belgium, February 8, 2022 / 07:10 (CNA). Catholic bishops across Europe on Tuesday expressed their "deep concern" over French President Emmanuel Macron's proposal to add…

The Episcopal Conference of Haiti (CEH) issues a statement calling on political leaders to prevent the country from descending further into turmoil and chaos By the editor of Vatican News Ahead of the end of the current…

The Archbishop of Canterbury alongside the Archbishop of York and the Bishop of London commissioned a consultation on the changes. Under the new proposals, the ecclesiastical map of England could be redrawn via mergers between the 42…

The Catholic Bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to do everything possible to end the killings and violence in Nigeria before the country is devoured by them. The Catholic Bishops on…

(MENAFN-Caribbean News Global) By Quniton Amundson, The Catholic Register As the Freedom Convoy 2022 protest in the nation's capital, led by thousands of Canadian truckers, grabbed headlines for its…

. There was a time, dating as far back as the 15th century, when church leaders engaged in the sale of indulgences. As defined, an indulgence was "a means of reducing the amount of punishment one must suffer (to atone for) one's sins",…

AMERICA/COSTA RICA - New call from the Bishops for the February 6 elections: "Work for the common good" Shutterstock San José (Agenzia Fides) - A few days!-->!-->…

THE UK needs to think less about stopping refugees entering the country and more about what drives them to flee their homes, the Bishop of Leeds, the Right Reverend Nick Baines, has told the House of Lords.Speaking during a debate last…

The midday prayers were followed by a "fraternal pilgrimage walk" along half a mile to the Anglican Cathedral on St James's Mount. Mazur/cbcew.org.uk Cardinal Vincent Nichols joined Catholic and Anglican bishops on Tuesday for a…

Ghana's Anglican bishops have spoken out on plans to criminalize LGBTQ people and their allies in their country, after weeks of speculation and an intervention by the Archbishop of Canterbury. In a statement released last Friday, Ghana's…

TORONTO (CNS) — More than two dozen Indigenous delegates, along with a handful of Canadian bishops, plan to meet with Pope Francis the last week of March. The trip to Rome, originally scheduled for Dec. 17-20, was derailed by soaring…

The Catholic Bishops of Malawi gathered in Lilongwe for their first annual plenary, which started yesterday and will continue until Friday, February 4, 2022. Also present at the conference were the Apostolic Nuncio to Malawi and Malawi,…

(RNS) — Too many Catholic prelates believe that when it comes to clergy sex abuse, being responsible means never having to say you're sorry. Since the crisis has dragged on, lawyers for the bishops have advised many of them not to…

ROME — Following the recent example of other European church leaders, the bishops of Italy are considering launching an independent official inquiry into clerical sexual abuse in the country, but victims have expressed doubts about…

The CBCP office. (Photo from Wikimedia Commons) MANILA, Philippines — The Catholic Church is adopting a policy in which it will withdraw resources and reject donations from environmentally “destructive” businesses, such as fossil fuel…

The country's Catholic bishops will implement a "non-acceptance policy" of donations "of any kind" from suspected environmentally destructive industries, including mining. The policy of the Philippine Catholic Bishops' Conference…

Following the coup that overthrew Burkina Faso President Roch Kaboré, local bishops say the new military junta should serve the people as the nation faces significant challenges including an Islamist insurgency . By Lisa…

A new study offers some advice for local lay leaders in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Listen with empathy to church members who are LGBTQ+. Don't give advice (unless asked), try to 'fix' people or punish them for their…

Australia's Catholic Bishops are calling for a generous response from the Australian government to welcome Afghans fleeing the Taliban regime. Alongside faith and community groups, they say current commitments are not enough By…

A senior church official in the Philippines has urged Catholics to arm themselves with facts to fight those spreading fake news and disinformation ahead of the May elections.The real electoral battle for politicians is taking place on…

MEXICO CITY — The Honduran episcopal conference has called for dialogue as a political crisis threatens to torpedo the Central American country's presidential nomination. A prominent Honduran Jesuit, meanwhile, has described the…

Photo: DrachmaArchbishop Charles Scicluna and Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Galea-Curmi met with theLGBTIQ+ community to discuss ways to make the LGBTIQ+ community feel more comfortable with the Church.In a meeting held on Tuesday with a number…

The sale of the New Zealand Conference of Catholic Bishops' half stake in the former site of Good Shepherd College in Auckland to the Society of Mary will help Te Kupenga-Catholic Theological College move into modern premises. Proceeds…

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WASHINGTON, DC – Pope Francis has appointed two pastors from the Archdiocese of New York to be auxiliary bishops of their archdiocese, Father John S. Bonnici and Father Joseph A. Espaillat. Bonnici, 56, is currently pastor of St.…

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