Pope Francis names Archbishop Richard W. Smith of Edmonton as next archbishop of Vancouver — By: Catholic News Agency

Vancouver Archbishop J.. Michael Miller, left, watches as Edmonton Archbishop Richard Smith places the mitre on Father Gary Franken at his ordination as bishop of St. Paul, Alberta, Canada, in December 2022. Archbishop Smith has been appointed the next archbishop of Vancouver after Pope Francis accepted Archbishop Miller’s retirement. / Credit: Prithi Spoeth Vancouver, Canada,…

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First Venezuelan saint: Pope Francis approves canonization of Dr. José Gregorio Hernández — By: Catholic News Agency

Image of Dr. José Gregorio Hernández. / Credit: Venezuela Bishops’ Conference ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 25, 2025 / 16:50 pm (CNA). Although he remains in critical condition in Gemelli Hospital, Pope Francis continues to work. On Monday evening, after the doctors reported a “slight improvement,” the pontiff received at the hospital the Vatican secretary of…

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Supreme Court won’t hear appeal on Tennessee law banning drag shows — By: Catholic News Agency

null / Credit: Wolfgang Schaller|Shutterstock. CNA Staff, Feb 25, 2025 / 17:20 pm (CNA). The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a challenge to a Tennessee law restricting drag performances when children are present. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied the petition to hear an appeal on the ruling, which was filed by an LGBTQ+ theater company in…

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