Dublin priest who helped rebuild confidence in church
Martin Clarke, who has died aged 66, was a priest of the Dublin diocese, an urbane pastor who helped rebuild confidence in the Catholic Church after a period of great turbulence. His earlier...
View ArticleFrench priest suspected of stealing church sacred vessels
Reuters October 7, 2013 - 12:20 ORLEANS, France (Reuters) - A French Catholic priest has been suspended after being named a suspect in the theft of about 40 valuable chalices and other sacred vessels...
View ArticlePriest a suspect in thefts of valuable church objects
ORLEANS, France — A French Catholic priest has been suspended after being named a suspect in the theft of about 40 valuable chalices and other sacred vessels, as well as some parish collection money...
View ArticleFor Relics From Closed Churches, an Afterlife in Staten Island
There will soon be a rooftop swimming pool where the copper-domed bell towers of Mary Help of Christians once rose. Related More The Appraisal Columns Connect With NYTMetro Follow us on Twitter and...
View ArticleAs New York diocese sells off land, artifacts are carried into retirement
FRED R. CONRADTHE NEW YORK TIMES PHOTOS Statues of saints from Mary Help of Christians Church in New York City’s East Village wait to be used in other churches. NEW YORK — There soon will be a rooftop...
View ArticleWeekday Masses in jeopardy in some Catholic parishes due to lack of priests
Catholic bishops are considering how to address the affects a shortage of priests is having on the abiliy of some parishes to celebrate weekday Masses. The issue was addressed by the bishops at their...
View ArticleLack of priests puts masses in jeopardy
Catholic bishops are considering how to address the affects a shortage of priests is having on the abiliy of some parishes to celebrate weekday Masses. The issue was addressed by the bishops at their...
View ArticleBelanger Episcopal Church's first French female priest (The Anglican Communion)
(Source: The Anglican Communion) [Episcopal News Service by Matthew Davies] The Rev. Fanny Sohet Belanger loves to help people grow in their relationships with God. At the same time, she says, it is...
View ArticleCharlotte’s Catholic diocese faces big needs, deep divisions
The Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, whose flock is more than 10 times larger than when the diocese was created in 1972, has embarked on a $65 million fundraising campaign that organizers say would...
View ArticleOrnate objects transform into sacred symbols at bishop's consecration
At one level they are just things, objects. But, for members of the Anglican Church of Canada, these ornate things will be invested with sacred meaning during the "consecration" of their bishop. The...
View ArticleWestmoreland Co. priest accused in $124K theft case
A Roman Catholic priest on leave from a Diocese of Greensburg church allegedly stole thousands of dollars from parish coffers, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday morning. (This article was...
View ArticleBishop Kopacz Returning for Red Mass Oct. 10 at Cathedral (Diocese of Scranton)
(Source: Diocese of Scranton) The annual Red Mass will be celebrated this Friday, October 10, 2014 at 12:10 p.m. at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Scranton. The Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D.,...
View ArticleINSURBORDINATION: CATHOLIC PRIEST SUSPENDED
By Pat Kawa in Bo Rev. Father Francis George of the Charles Lawanga administration, Bo Diocese has been suspended. He was suspended by the Bishop of the Bo Diocese, Charles Campbell for his refusal to...
View ArticleRemoval of priest triggers protest
The suspension of the parish priest of Punnaikayal, a coastal hamlet in the district, sparked protest among a section of parishioners and villagers on Friday. Rev. Fr. William Santhanam, the parish...
View ArticleWinona Diocese names 14 priests accused of abuse
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona on Monday named 14 priests accused of sexually abusing minors, most of whom were not previously known by the public or local churchgoers to...
View ArticleDiocesan Priest Is Appointed Seminary Rector (Diocese of Allentown)
(Source: Diocese of Allentown) July 9, 2015 A priest of the Diocese of Allentown will be the next rector of Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The appointment of Monsignor Andrew Baker...
View ArticleGeorgia Walker Excommunicated For Attempting To Become Catholic Priest>
Georgia Walker, the Missouri woman who underwent an unsanctioned ordination ceremony earlier this month in an attempt to become a Roman Catholic priest, has been excommunicated from the church. On Jan....
View ArticleSacred Paschal Triduum Begins on Holy Thursday (Diocese of Scranton)
(Source: Diocese of Scranton) The three most sacred days of the Church's liturgical year, known as the Sacred Paschal Triduum, begin on Holy Thursday, April 2, with the evening Mass of the Lord's...
View ArticleFirst World War diary: who was Fr Ned Dowling?
Born Edward Dowling – in 1886 in Slieverue, Co Kilkenny – but always known as Ned, he was the son of schoolteachers William and Catherine Dowling. He studied for the Catholic priesthood and was...
View ArticlePrayers for future ministry (Diocese of Pittsburgh)
(Source: Diocese of Pittsburgh) Posted: Fri., May 29, 2015 Catholics from across the Diocese of Pittsburgh will gather in prayer during three evenings this summer to discern how the Holy Spirit is...
View ArticleCardinal Raymond Burke: ‘Feminized’ church and altar girls caused priest...
Cardinal Raymond Burke, a senior American churchman in Rome who has been one of the most outspoken critics of Pope Francis’ push for reform, is roiling the waters yet again, this time arguing that the...
View ArticleHarrisburg diocese priest named bishop of Greensburg
Pope Francis has selected a priest in the Harrisburg diocese who was formerly pastor of Holy Infant Parish in York Haven as bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg. Father Edward C. Malesic has served...
View ArticleMonsignor Patrick McKinney is New Bishop of Nottingham (Catholic Bishops'...
(Source: Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales) Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Patrick McKinney, a priest of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, as tenth Bishop of Nottingham. Monsignor...
View ArticleMy Time as an 'Internet' Priest
You can thank the Internet for the birth of so many independent Catholic churches. Google the phrase and you will get a huge configuration of church names like Liberal Catholic, Apostolic Catholic, the...
View ArticlePope Francis Removes Priest Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor Decades Ago
Father Howard Fitzgerald was on administrative leave since June, pending the findings of an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of the juvenile, who wishes to remain anonymous at this time....
View ArticlePiety marks Good Friday in churches
With fasts and daylong prayer services in all churches in the coastal districts, Catholics observed Good Friday, marking the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Among key religious ceremonies listed for the...
View ArticleKansas City Catholic Woman Becomes Priest In Ordination Ceremony Repudiated...
A Missouri woman is claiming to be Kansas City’s first Roman Catholic priest. Rev. Georgia Walker, a former Sister of St. Joseph, was ordained on Saturday in a ceremony that was not recognized by The...
View ArticleDelhi Church attack: NHRC issues notices to MHA, Delhi government
The National Human Rights Commission on Tuesday issued notices to the Secretary, Union Home Ministry, Chief Secretary, Government of NCT of Delhi and the Commissioner of Police, Delhi calling for...
View ArticleNHRC notice to central govt on Vasant Kunj church attack
NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the secretary, Union home minister, chief secretary, Government of NCT of Delhi and the Delhi commissioner of police calling for...
View ArticleVandals break in, flee with chalice from VK church
NEW DELHI: Targeting yet another Christian place of worship in the capital, vandals broke into the St Alphonsa Church in south Delhi early Monday morning and fled with a chalice kept on the altar after...
View ArticleOverseas priests 'not answer' to vocations crisis in Church’
Bringing Catholic priests from abroad to minister in Ireland is not a workable solution to the vocations crisis, Fr Brendan Hoban of the Association of Catholic Priests has said. “They could empty our...
View ArticlePope Francis, Why Am I Confined to the Back Pews of My Church?
This blog is part of a series on LGBT Catholics who have held on to their faith, despite being publicly rejected from the church. This is J. Colin's public history with the Catholic Church. This is...
View ArticleAnnouncing Selected Objects to Be Presented in Treasures from Heaven: A...
(Source: National Palace Museum) Following a trip to the Vatican by Director Fung Ming-chu of the National Palace Museum to sign a loan agreement on November 5 bringing loan objects from the Sacristy...
View ArticleNew General Secretary of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference...
(Source: Archdiocese of Sydney) Catholic Communications, Sydney Archdiocese, 25 Nov 2015 Fr Stephen Hackett MSC Fr Stephen Hackett, a priest of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, has been appointed...
View ArticleFr Stephen Hackett MSC appointed new General Secretary of the Australian...
(Source: Australian Catholic Bishops Conference) Fr Stephen Hackett MSC Fr Stephen Hackett, a priest of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, has been appointed the new General Secretary of the...
View ArticleChurch knew paedophile priests were a 'ticking time tomb'
The Catholic Church described paedophile priests working in parishes across Australia as ticking "time bombs", damning minutes from a high-level meeting of top church officials reveals. Minutes...
View ArticlePaedophile priests a 'ticking time tomb", church minutes reveal
The Catholic Church described paedophile priests working in parishes across Australia as ticking "time bombs", damning minutes from a high-level meeting of top church officials reveals. Minutes...
View ArticleMinister commends Catholic Church
Mr Justice Samuel Adjei, Deputy Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister, has commended the Catholic Church for its partnership towards accelerated national development. He observed that for several decades, the...
View ArticlePope Names Galveston-Houston Priest as Bishop of Victoria, Texas, Accepts...
(Source: USCCB - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) April 23, 2015 WASHINGTON-Pope Francis has named Father Brendan Cahill, 51, a priest of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, bishop of...
View ArticlePope Names Wisconsin Priest as Bishop of Superior (USCCB - United States...
(Source: USCCB - United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) December 15, 2015 WASHINGTON-Pope Francis has named Fr. James Powers, 62, as bishop of Superior, Wisconsin; Fr. Powers is a priest of the...
View ArticleCatholic Priest Apologizes For Riding 'Hoverboard' During Church Service
8:53 AM ET Bill Chappell Twitter YouTube A Catholic priest who rode a "hoverboard" scooter during Christmas Eve Mass in the Philippines has fallen afoul of his diocese, which suspended Father Albert...
View ArticleCatholic priest on hoverboard? Priest seeks repentance after VIDEO goes viral
A Catholic priest is hitting the confessional hard this week after delivering a swagged out sermon on a hoverboard. Forget the traditional, liturgical items used in the sacred Mass – the chalice,...
View ArticlePriests and church leaders sexually abused hundreds of children in Altoona...
"The heinous crimes these children endured are absolutely unconscionable." Attorney General Kathleen Kane Hundreds of children were sexually abused over a period of at least four decades by priests or...
View ArticleBishop Deeley to Celebrate the Chrism Mass and Mass of the Oils on March...
(Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland) PORTLAND---Bishop Robert P. Deeley will celebrate the annual Chrism Mass, one of the most solemn liturgies of the Catholic Church, on Tuesday, March 22, at...
View ArticleA sex abuse scandal is rocking the Catholic Church in France
Roman Catholic Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyon, during the Conference of Bishops of France in Lourdes, on March 15, 2016. See Also Lourdes (France) (AFP) - A French cardinal on Tuesday...
View ArticleBishop Deeley Celebrates Chrism Mass in Portland (Roman Catholic Diocese of...
(Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland) 'My friends, these are truly oils of gladness. We, who use them in our ministry, must use them with a genuine sense of prayer as we help those on whom we...
View ArticleChrism Mass reminds all of 'mission' to the Church (Catholic Diocese of Buffalo)
(Source: Catholic Diocese of Buffalo) Urns containing the sacred oils are brought forth to the altar at St. Joseph Cathedral during the Chrism Mass. (Patrick McPartland/Staff Photographer) Dozens of...
View ArticleHoly Week Begins This Sunday (Diocese of Scranton)
(Source: Diocese of Scranton) The solemn observation of Holy Week, which recalls the passion and death of Jesus Christ, begins on Palm Sunday, March 29. The Masses on Palm Sunday will include the...
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