Archive for October 21, 2023

Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury, England, presides over a Mass for marriage in his diocese on Oct. 14, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Madeleine Teahan

UK bishop: Marriage is ‘at risk of being eradicated altogether’

During a sermon Oct. 14 at a Mass for a diocesan celebration of marriage, Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury encouraged... Read more

A section of the priests’ house at St. John Paul II Rwamishenye Church in the Diocese of Bukoba in Tanzania was destroyed by the storm Oct. 18, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Magdalene Kahiu

‘He hid under the altar’: Tanzanian bishop describes effects of violent storm on church

St. John Paul II Rwamishenye Church in the Diocese of Bukoba in Tanzania and the parish’s rectory have been destroyed... Read more

Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck of Essen, Germany at the Synod on Synodality press briefing Oct. 21, 2023.?w=200&h=150

By Jonathan Liedl

German bishop at Synod on Synodality: Church should not ignore ‘signs of the times’

Bishop Franz Josef Overbeck cites Germany’s “post-secular” context amid Synod on Synodality’s discussions on “decentralization.” Read more