The Cuban government announced that it will release 51 people from prison because of its “smooth” relations with the Vatican — a move that coincides with the upcoming observance of Holy Week. “In the spirit of goodwill, and of the close and smooth relations between the Cuban state and the Vatican — with which communication…
Local police have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a Catholic deacon in the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, this week. The Omaha Police Officers Association said in a March 13 Facebook post that a “person of interest” was taken into custody on March 12 after Deacon John Zak was reportedly murdered the…
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Above: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Hong Kong. In recent days there has been considerable news coverage of the announcement by the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Pius X of new episcopal ordinations scheduled for July 1. This announcement has understandably caused quite a stir because, according to some, it signals a schismatic intention toward…
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife and co-president, Rosario Murillo, have banned the ordination of priests and deacons in four dioceses in Nicaragua whose bishops remain in exile. The measure exacerbates a pastoral crisis already marked by years of religious persecution, although vocations continue. The four dioceses without a bishop present in the country…
LAHORE, Pakistan — Catholics in Pakistan have reacted with mixed emotions after Pope Leo XIV reshuffled two senior Church leaders, appointing Sebastian Francis Shaw to lead the Quetta Apostolic Vicariate more than a year after he was removed as archbishop of Lahore amid controversy. The Holy See Press Office announced March 10 that Bishop Khalid…
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Thousands of people gathered March 11 in the border town of Qlayaa in southern Lebanon to bid farewell to Father Pierre al-Rahi, a Maronite priest who died after being wounded in an Israeli attack during the recent offensive in the region. The funeral was held at St. George’s Church and drew crowds of local families,…
Ending temporary residency protections for Haitians would be “sending people into a burning building,” Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami said. This week the Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to strip legal protections from Haitians living in the United States with temporary protected status (TPS). TPS provides hundreds of thousands of eligible Haitians in…
