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Pope Francis establishes new diocese in Angola, appoints its first bishop

August 2, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis on Aug. 1, 2024, appointed Bishop Estêvão Binga to lead the newly established Diocese of Ganda in Angola. / Credit: Diocese of Benguela

ACI Africa, Aug 2, 2024 / 11:30 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has established a new diocese in the wes… […]

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‘I forgive whoever has done this’: Australian bishop who survived stabbing speaks out

April 18, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

A member of New South Wales Forensic Police is seen at Christ the Good Shepherd Church in the Sydney suburb of Wakeley, Australia, on April 16, 2024. Hundreds clashed with police in western Sydney on April 15 after Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was s… […]

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Pope Francis appoints new archbishop of historic French archdiocese following resignations

February 28, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

A statue of Charles de Foucauld in front of the Church of Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune in Strasbourg, France. / Maykova Galina via Shutterstock.

Rome Newsroom, Feb 28, 2024 / 12:46 pm (CNA).
After a nearly year-long vacancy, Pope Francis has appointed… […]

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Bishop Joseph Espaillat: How America’s youngest bishop reaches youth

January 28, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Auxiliary Bishop Joseph Espaillat of the Archdiocese of New York. / Credit: EWTN News In Depth

CNA Staff, Jan 28, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).
At the age of 25, Joseph Espaillat was ordained a priest. Now, at the age of 45, he serves as an auxiliary … […]

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French bishops back Fiducia Supplicans and say it’s ‘an encouragement’

January 11, 2024 Catholic News Agency 5

Bishop Eric Moulins-Beaufort, president of the French Bishops’ Conference. / Credit: Bishopric of Reims and the Ardennes

ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 11, 2024 / 18:30 pm (CNA).
The Permanent Council of the French Bishops’ Conference has expressed its … […]

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A cardinal, an archbishop, and a bishop reveal their vocation stories

December 17, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, Cardinal Sean O’Malley, and Bishop Earl Fernandes. / Credit: Dennis Callahan/Archdiocese of San Francisco; Joaquin Peiro Perez/CNA; Joe Bukuras/CNA

CNA Staff, Dec 17, 2023 / 09:00 am (CNA).
Serving at the altar … […]

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Confronting controversy: German-Polish bishops’ dialogue highlights synodal way tensions

November 28, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Bishop Georg Bätzing addresses journalists on Sept 28, 2023. / Credit: Martin Rothweiler / EWTN Germany

CNA Newsroom, Nov 28, 2023 / 14:05 pm (CNA).
A public dispute between the German Bishops’ Conference president and his Polish counterpart to… […]

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Bolivian Bishops’ Conference criticizes 5-hour interrogation of fellow bishop in abuse case

November 15, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Bolivian bishops express their support for Bishop Robert Flock on Nov. 13, 2023. / Credit: Bolivian Episcopal Conference (CEB)

ACI Prensa Staff, Nov 15, 2023 / 09:00 am (CNA).
During its plenary assembly, the Bolivian Bishops’ Conference expres… […]

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Pope Francis accepts resignation of Brooklyn Auxiliary Bishop Tiedemann

June 30, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Neil Tiedemann, who was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn April 29, 2016. / Passionist Province of St. Paul of the Cross.

Boston, Mass., Jun 30, 2023 / 09:54 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Brooklyn Auxiliary … […]

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Violence, emergence of new militia among Democratic Republic of Congo bishops’ concerns

June 27, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Members of the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO). / Credit: CENCO

ACI Africa, Jun 27, 2023 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Persistent violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the emergence of new groups of milit… […]

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