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Cardinal Blase J. Cupich to Ordain Two Priests for the Archdiocese of Chicago on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Holy Name Cathedral

The new priests will begin their assignments on July 1, 2022 Chicago - (May 19, 2021) – Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, will ordain two priests for the Archdiocese of Chicago at 10 a.m., on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Holy Name Cathedral, 735 North State St., Chicago. The... read more

TLM altar boys implore cardinal: Consider our love for Latin Mass

By Joe Bukuras, Catholic News Agency, May 14, 2022 Six Latin Mass altar servers in a Washington, D.C. parish have written an impassioned letter to the Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, imploring him to consider their positive experiences in the Traditional Latin Mass when... read more

Vatican clears Polish Cardinal Dziwisz of abuse cover-up allegations

By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service, April 22, 2022 VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican has wrapped up its own investigation and dismissed allegations that Polish Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz had covered up cases of the sexual abuse of minors by clergy in his archdiocese. In a written... read more

After Backlash, German Diocese Stops Working with Planned Parenthood Affiliate

In 2013, a German newspaper reported that in the 1980s and 1990s Pro Familia's magazine advocated “pedophile-friendly views.” By CNA Staff, National Catholic Register, April 21, 2022 Following complaints by survivors of sexual abuse, a German diocese has announced it will no longer... read more

BISHOP-ELECT CHALLENGES GAYS IN SEMINARIES

By Jules Gomes, ChurchMilitant.com, April 8, 2022 Fr. Earl Fernandes decries normalization of gay subculture in formation COLUMBUS, OH (ChurchMilitant.com) - The bishop-elect of Columbus, Ohio, has challenged the admission of men with homosexual tendencies into seminaries, vigorously... read more

Massachusetts Bishop Asks Catholic Middle School to Take Down ‘Pride,’ ‘Black Lives Matter’ Flags

The school risks ‘no longer being identified as a Catholic institution’ if it persists in flying the flags, according to the local diocese. By Joe Bukuras/CNA, National Catholic Register, April 5, 2022 A Jesuit-run middle school in Massachusetts could lose its Catholic designation if it... read more

Text pals: J.B. Pritzker, Cardinal Blase Cupich in close contact amid the pandemic, messages, emails show

The communications offer a rare look at the relationship between Pritzker and Cupich, who privately heaped praise on the governor and worked with him behind the scenes to guide church protocols. By Robert Herguth March 18, 2022 05:30 AMPritzker and Cupich were in frequent contact, according to... read more

Kansas’ Bishop Brungardt remains under abuse investigation

The Pillar, January 31, 2022The bishop of Dodge City, Kansas, remains under criminal and canonical investigation, nearly a year after state authorities began looking into an allegation that the bishop sexually abused a minor. The bishop, who denies the allegation, stepped down from ministry when... read more

The Church Unmasked

Aaron Ames on the Church's Failure in the Pandemic as Symptomatic When once we are finally unmasked, what will be revealed about us? The year 2020 was almost certainly the first time in history that the global Christian Church collectively shut its doors for any significant length of time.... read more

Burlington priest asks parishioners to tell bishop of his pastoral care, mental health

By Joe Bukuras, Catholic News Agency, January 17, 2022 Father Peter Williams says the Diocese of Burlington is trying to remove him as pastor of his parish because he will neither be tested regularly for COVID-19 nor be masked. He is asking his parishioners to testify on his behalf, because... read more

Dutch cardinal urges reluctant parishes to re-open for worshippers

By Francesco Paloni, Crux, January 17, 2022 Despite the fact that the current COVID-19 protocol in The Netherlands allows churches to admit 50 worshippers, six parishes in the Archdiocese of Utrecht chose not to hold any physical celebrations at all. The decision led to angry reactions from... read more

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