They said in a June 29 statement that the proposal “contains many provisions of concern to the church and her ministries, to the faithful and the common good.”

In his new assignment, Father Mode advises the commandant of the Coast Guard — Adm. Linda Fagan, who became the first woman to lead a branch of the armed forces June 1 — on the religious needs of service members.

Bishops in the Central African Republic said the country is feeling “convulsions from the Ukraine crisis” with depleting food and fuel supplies paralyzing “the socio-economic life of the nation” and hospitals running out of equipment.

For the month of July, the pope dedicated his prayer intention to the elderly.

Las Misioneras de la Caridad han sido expulsadas de Nicaragua, el último de una serie de ataques contra la Iglesia Católica y sus ministerios por parte del gobierno cada vez más represivo del país centroamericano.

El arzobispo de San Antonio ofreció oraciones por las decenas de personas encontradas muertas, así como por más de una docena de sobrevivientes descubiertos el 27 de junio en condiciones sofocantes en un camión.

“When my call for unity started to resonate with you, it did so because it echoed your yearnings, mirrored your sentiments, and expressed your hopes for family, for country, and for a better future,” Marcos Jr. said in his speech.

The Catholic Church encourages Catholic adults who are active in the practice of their faith but who, for whatever reason, have never received the sacrament of confirmation to do so.