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Pope Francis on March 19, 2024, appointed Bishop Gerard Battersby to lead the Diocese of La Crosse in western Wisconsin. / Credit: Marek Dziekonski/courtesy of the Archdiocese of Detroit Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 19, 2024 / 12:30 pm (CNA). Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Detroit Auxiliary Bishop Gerard Battersby to lead the Diocese of La…

Interior of the Scottish Parliament building. / Credit: Andrew Bowden via Flickr CC BY SA 20 CNA 5 29 15 CNA Staff, Mar 19, 2024 / 11:00 am (CNA). A new law in Scotland related to “hate crimes” that has garnered criticism from the country’s Catholic bishops is set to come into effect April 1…

The flag of Vatican City. / Andreas Duren/CNA. CNA Staff, Mar 19, 2024 / 11:30 am (CNA). Pope Francis has laicized an Ohio priest after the clergyman received a life sentence in prison for the sexual abuse of minors, the Diocese of Toledo said this week.  Michael Zacharias, 57, was convicted on five counts of…

The library of the Pontifical Gregorian University. / Credit: Pontifical Gregorian University CNA Staff, Mar 19, 2024 / 10:30 am (CNA). The historic Jesuit-run Pontifical Gregorian University this week announced its official merger with the Pontifical Biblical Institute and the Pontifical Oriental Institute. The Gregorian announced on its website on Monday that, per a decree from Jesuit…

John Paul the Great Catholic University is a Catholic liberal arts college located in the northern suburbs of San Diego. The school features hands-on creative programs in film, animation, design, music, and acting, as well as business entrepreneurship, combined with an education in theology, philosophy, and the humanities. / Credit: John Paul the Great Catholic…