Holy See appoints third Chinese bishop in less than a week, signaling shift toward Beijing  — By: Catholic News Agency

The Mass of episcopal consecration for Bishop Peter Wu Yishun was celebrated in the Church of Chengguan in the district of Jianyang in the city of Nanping and celebrated by Joseph Li Shan, the archbishop of Beijing, president of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CCPA), and vice chairman of the Chinese Catholic Bishops’ Conference. /…

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Modern US Religious Vocations Plummeting — By: Church Militant

DETROIT (ChurchMilitant.com) – Religious vocations across the United States are plummeting, a new report shows, with 87% of religious communities reporting nobody taking perpetual (lifelong) vows in 2023.  The study, titled “A Report to the Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops,” was published this month by the Center for…

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Special Elections Update — By: Church Militant

DETROIT (ChurchMilitant.com) – Four U.S. House seats will have special elections before the regular election cycle starts, with significant developments in two of them this week. Assemblyman Vince Fong, R-Bakersfield The California Secretary of State confirmed that nine candidates are officially running in the special election on March 19. This election is to fill the vacancy…

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