Archive for July 23, 2019
Records on life of Father Flanagan, founder of Boys Town, presented at Vatican
The cause for canonization of Servant of God Edward Flanagan, the priest who founded Nebraska's Boys Town community for orphans... Read more
Pope Francis names Bp Mark Brennan to follow Bransfield at West Virginia diocese
Pope Francis Tuesday named Bishop Mark Brennan the Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia following financial corruption and alleged sexual assault... Read more
Brennan appointment hailed as 'new day' after Bransfield scandals in West Virginia
Bishop Mark Brennan will be installed as the ninth Bishop of Wheeling-Charleston next month, as West Virginia’s sole diocese looks... Read more
Archbishop Kurtz resigns as religious liberty chair during cancer treatment
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville has stepped down from leading the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ religious liberty committee... Read more
Foster moms ask Supreme Court to hear Philadelphia case
"As a single mom and woman of color, I've known a thing or two about discrimination over the years..." Read more
Bishop Wall introduces regular 'ad orientem' Mass at Gallup cathedral
Bishop James Wall of Gallup announced Monday that each Sunday a Mass at Sacred Heart Cathedral will be said with... Read more
Christian baker asks for dismissal of lawsuit over cake signifying gender transition
Attorneys for Denver-area cake artist Jack Phillips filed a motion this week to dismiss a third lawsuit seeking to force... Read more
Six months after terror attack, Philippines cathedral packed at rededication
Despite the fresh memory of a deadly terrorist attack in January, the rededication Mass of the Cathedral of Our Lady... Read more
Catholic groups installing 5,000 solar panels in DC
Catholic organizations are installing 5,000 solar panels in a five-acre space in Washington, D.C., in what will become the largest... Read more
Sri Lankan church re-consecrated, cardinal challenges government
One of the churches in Sri Lanka damaged in attacks on Easter was re-consecrated Sunday. During the ceremony, the Archbishop... Read more
