- ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of Bishop of Buxar, James Shekhar
Vatican City - On February 4, 2023, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend James Shekhar, of the clergy of Patna, until now deputy secretary of the Episcopal Council of Bihar, Jharkhand and Andaman, as bishop of the diocese of Buxar, India.Msgr. James Shekhar was born on 23 September 1967 in Singampurai, Tamil Nadu, in the diocese of Palayamkottai. He attended the minor seminary of Muzaffarpur […]
- ASIA/INDIA - Appointment of bishop of Nongstoin, Wilbert Marwein
Vatican City – On February 4, 2023, the Holy Father appointed the Reverend Wilbert Marwein, of the clergy of Nongstoin, India, hitherto vicar general and parish priest in Nonbah, as bishop of the diocese of Nongstoin.Msgr. Wilbert Marwein was born on 17 February 1970 in Rangblang-Sohsyniang, in the archdiocese of Shillong. After entering Saint Xavier’s Minor Seminary in Shillong, he studied […]
- ASIA/INDIA - Resignation of bishop of Tanjore, Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss
Vatican City - On February 4, 2023, the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Tanjore, India, presented by Bishop Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss.
- Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference: God accompanies people with same-sex attraction
Pope Francis speaks to the media on Feb. 5, 2023, during his return flight to Rome from his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Feb 5, 2023 / 12:00 pm (CNA). On his return flight from South Sudan on Sunday, Pope Francis said that God loves and accompanies people with same-sex attraction. When asked by a journalist what the pope would say to […]
- Pope Francis: Partisans have used Benedict XVI’s death ‘to serve their own interests’
Pope Francis speaks to journalists on Feb. 5, 2023, during his flight back to Rome after his visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. / Vatican Media Rome, Italy, Feb 5, 2023 / 11:35 am (CNA). Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s death was used by people in a self-serving way, Pope Francis said aboard the papal plane returning from South Sudan on Sunday.“I think Benedict’s death […]
- More than 100 pilgrims cross the Andes in a show of love for the Virgin Mary
More than 100 pilgrims arrived at the Bellavista Shrine in Santiago, Chile, Feb. 2, 2023. / Credit: Instagram Cruzada de María CNA Newsroom, Feb 5, 2023 / 06:00 am (CNA). With the theme “Pilgrim of the Andes, lift up your gaze,” more than 110 youths began the trek known as the Crusade for Mary on Jan. 16 starting out from Mendoza, Argentina, and hiking 415 kilometers (260 miles) over the […]
- Surprise hit ‘Lourdes’ documentary, coming to U.S. theaters, captures miracles of a different sort
The documentary "Lourdes," showing in theaters on Feb. 8 and 9, follows the experiences of sick and disabled pilgrims who often seek consolation rather than cures. / Bosco Films Washington D.C., Feb 5, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA). The French documentary film “Lourdes” will be shown in 700 theaters in the U.S., for a special two-day screening, on Feb. 8 (in French with English subtitles) and Feb. 9 […]
- Pope at Mass in South Sudan: In the name of Jesus, lay down the weapons of hatred
Pope Francis greets a young boy a Mass in Juba, South Sudan on Feb. 5, 2023. / Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Feb 5, 2023 / 05:00 am (CNA). At a Mass in South Sudan on Sunday, Pope Francis urged Christians in the war-torn African country to make “a decisive contribution to changing history” by refusing to repay evil with evil. “In the name of Jesus and of his Beatitudes, let us lay down the […]
- Meet the ‘Lone Survivor’ priest and ‘Grunt Padre’ author who’s now the head chaplain of the Coast Guard
Father Daniel L. Mode, chaplain of the Coast Guard, stands in the large atrium of the Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, D.C., in front of a massive wall of flags and insignia of the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Coast Guard. / Credit: Leslie Miller/Arlington Catholic Herald Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 5, 2023 / 04:00 am (CNA). Father Daniel Mode was the chaplain for the […]
- A three-voice interview back from Africa: Francis and two Protestants on homosexuality, guns, Ukraine and other topics
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