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"There is no need to create another Church, but to create a different Church. That is the challenge. For a different Church."
- Pope Francis, Quoting Vatican II Peritus Fr. Yves Congar, Address for Opening of Synod on Synodality, 9 Oct 2021 (vatican.va)


52% of Catholic Relief Services Donations Went to CRS. Remainder to Refugees, Diversity, Justice
The 2023 Catholic Relief Services collection totaled $13.1M. $6.8M (=52%) actually went to CRS. $2M (=15%) went to Migration and Refugee Services. $1.7M (=13%) went to Cultural Diversity in the Church. Justice, Peace and Human Development got $801K (=6%).
10 Jan 2025
Source: usccb.org


Cardinal Cupich Publishes Pro-LGBTQ Adoption Article In Fr. James Martin’s Outreach Resource
Blase Cardinal Cupich authors a pro-LGBTQ article for Fr. James Martin’s Outreach publication writing that LGBTQ people have something “to give, which we should recognize and welcome …Many LGBTQ people also learn and know what sacrificial love is, as they take on the role of parenting children who otherwise would not have a home.”
09 Jan 2025
Source: outreach.faith


Pope Francis Appoints Sr. Simona Brambilla As Historic First Female Prefect
Pope Francis appoints Sr. Simona Brambilla of the Consolata Missionaries as Prefect of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Upon hearing the news, Sr. Simona said, "I deeply believe in the synodal journey. We have lived and are living an experience of the Spirit, which impels the Church to walk together, in mutual listening and mutual edification. From this experience there is no going back."
06 Jan 2025
Source: vitaconsacrata.va


Pope Francis Appoints Cardinal McElroy To Replace Cardinal Gregory as Archbishop of Washington DC
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Wilton Cardinal Gregory as Archbishop of Washington DC, and has appointed Robert Cardinal McElroy of San Diego as his successor.
06 Jan 2025
Source: usccb.org


Buffalo, NY Sep 2024 Decision to Close 51% of its Parishes = 81 of the Current 160 Parishes
Michael Fisher, Bishop of Buffalo, NY USA, announced in Sep 2024 the closure of 81 parishes (=51%) due to "a decline in Church attendance, the decline of those pursuing a life in ordained ministry, the rise of secularism and shift away from the parish as the defining center of Catholic identity and the horrendous toll [of] the sexual abuse scandal."
03 Jan 2025
Source: buffalodiocese.org


Archdiocese of Glasgow Installs Jubilee Logo Cross in Cathedral
The archdiocese of Glasgow, Scotland cathedral installs a jubilee-2025-themed cross including rainbow-colored pilgrim logo in the center.
29 Dec 2024
Source: rcag.org.uk


Cardinal Cupish: Receiving Holy Communion is a "Procession" And Needs to be Received Standing
Blase Cardinal Cupish: "We all have benefited from the renewal of the church ushered in by the Second Vatican Council ...the norm established by Holy See for the universal church and approved by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is for the faithful to process together as an expression of their coming forward as the Body of Christ and to receive Holy Communion standing."
26 Dec 2024
Source: chicagocatholic.com


Replacing Bishop Strickland, Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Gregory Kelly to Lead Tyler, TX Diocese
Following the dismissal last year of Bishop Joseph Strickland, Pope Francis has named Bishop Gregory Kelly to lead the Tyler, TX USA diocese. Upon hearing the news, Bishop Kelly - currently an Auxiliary Bishop in Dallas, TX - said, "I am grateful to Pope Francis for his manner of shepherding the Universal Church, and for his pastoral concern for this local Church of Tyler."
20 Dec 2024
Source: dioceseoftyler.org


Cardinal Burke: Remain in the Church even if highest authority commits "grievous crime of apostasy"
Raymond Cardinal Burke in a 14 Dec 2024 Rorate Caeli Mass Homily enjoins the faithful to remain with Jesus in His Church "even if those in the highest positions of authority in the Church should abandon Him, should commit the grievous crime of apostasy from the Catholic faith."
14 Dec 2024
Source: cardinalburke.com


Cardinal Dolan Announced Layoffs, Sale of Manhattan Headquarters to Pay for Sex Abuse Claims
Timothy Cardinal Dolan, archbishop of New York dismissed 18 employees in Nov 2024 to help pay for the Catholic Church’s sex-abuse scandal. More layoffs can be expected. The New York diocese also will sell the Cardinal Cooke headquarters building in Midtown, Manhattan.
14 Dec 2024
Source: archny.org


Bishop Wack of Pensacola-Tallahassee, FL Creates New Rosary "Hopeful Mysteries"
William A. Wack, bishop of the diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, FL, creates a new set of rosary mysteries - the Hopeful Mysteries as "a gift for the universal church." Bishop Wack provided the Imprimatur & Nihil Obstat on 22 Aug 2024. Four of the mysteries are from the Old Testament and the 5th is the Immaculate Conception.
14 Dec 2024
Source: ptdiocese.org


Notre Dame, Paris Reopens
Following an inaugural week from December 8 to 15, dedicated to celebrating the reopening and honoring those who saved and rebuilt the cathedral, Notre-Dame, Paris will resume its daily schedule starting December 16.
04 Dec 2024
Source: notredamedeparis.fr


Paris Diocese Contracts Jean-Charles de Castelbajac To Create Vestments for Notre Dame Reopening
The Diocese of Paris, France announces a series of liturgical vestments designed by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral.
23 Nov 2024
Source: notredamedeparis.fr


Pope Francis appoints Cardinal Farrell to address Vatican Pension Fund Imbalance
Pope Francis has appointed Kevin Cardinal Farrell to address a "severe prospective imbalance in the [Vatican Pension] Fund"
19 Nov 2024
Source: vaticannews.va


Bishop Joseph Strickland Reads Letter Outside USCCB Meeting Chastising Brother Bishops
Bishop Joseph Strickland chastises brother bishops: "Our Lord will send forth His avenging angels to heap coals of fire upon the heads of those who were called to be His apostles and who have not guarded what He has given unto them ...Pope Francis has abdicated his responsibility to serve as the primary guardian of the Deposit of Faith ...Every bishop and cardinal should publicly and unequivocally state that Francis no longer teaches the Catholic faith. Souls are at stake!"
15 Nov 2024
Source: bishopstrickland.com



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