Archive for May 29, 2012

Archbishop-designate Samuel J. Aquila.?w=200&h=150

By Marianne Medlin

Pope appoints Fargo bishop to lead Denver archdiocese

Filling a post vacant for over eight months, Pope Benedict XVI appointed Bishop Samuel J. Aquila of Fargo, N.D., as... Read more

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By Marianne Medlin

Joy overcomes Denver's future archbishop

As Archbishop-designate Samuel J. Aquila of Fargo, N.D. assumes his role as Denver's new shepherd, the former Coloradan brings with... Read more

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Pope gives Buffalo diocese new bishop

Bishop Richard J. Malone has been appointed as the new head of the Diocese of Buffalo, N.Y. Read more

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Pope meets Costa Rican president, discusses defense of life

Pope Benedict XVI met with President Laura Chinchilla of Costa Rica at the Vatican, discussing a number of issues including... Read more

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By CNA Staff

Knights of Columbus to hold global prayer for Pope

On the 35th anniversary of Pope Benedict XVI's episcopal ordination, the head of the Knights of Columbus has asked all... Read more

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Global event hails family as solution to modern crises

Over 3,000 participants at the sixth annual World Congress of Families in Madrid, Spain issued a declaration calling the family... Read more

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Egyptian bishop hopes next president will protect Christians

The Egyptian elections are causing serious doubts among the country's Christians about whether the next president will protect their rights,... Read more

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Franciscan monastery in Aleppo attacked; friars call for peace

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U.S. bishops launch Giving Tuesday campaign to support the Church’s global mission 

Father Paul Goo, center, is pictured during a missions trip to the Philippines in 2017. He will serve in the Vatican's Secretariat of State beginning in January 2025. Goo is pastor of Christ the Redeemer Parish in West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Canadian priest assigned to Vatican’s Secretariat of State

Cardinal-elect Dominique Mathieu, archbishop of Tehran-Isfahan, discusses with EWTN News the challenges and hopes of Iran’s small Catholic community ahead of receiving his red hat from Pope Francis.

Christians in Iran are ‘leaven of society,’ new cardinal-elect of Tehran says

The pillars of the South Portico of the White House are decorated in rainbow colors as guests attend a White House Pride Month celebration on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2024.

Trump could end Defense Department’s promotion of gender ideology, abortion

Kash Patel speaks at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix.

Trump taps Kash Patel to shake up the FBI

The rose window of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral is seen a few weeks before its reopening to the public scheduled for Dec. 7, 2024, on Oct. 25, 2024, in Paris.

U.S. President-elect Trump to attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening in Paris

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador.

Catholic Church in El Salvador calls on president to maintain ban on gold mining

Close to the Pantheon in the heart of Rome, one of the city’s oldest and most popular ecclesiastical tailor shops — Ditta Annibale Gammarelli — is ready for the Dec. 7, 2024, consistory for the creation of new cardinals.

Rome’s famous tailor prepares for the Catholic Church’s new cardinals

A 17th-century Japanese depiction of St. Francis Xavier from the Kobe City Museum collection.

Remembering St. Francis Xavier’s missionary zeal

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