Vatican will receive 12 priests who had been detained in Nicaragua. The release of the priests and their expatriation to Rome came following “fruitful talks with the Holy See.”
Vatican confirms it will welcome Nicaraguan priests released from prison
Photos of the week Oct. 20, 2023
Photos featured this week include a Mass elevating the Diocese of Las Vegas to an archdiocese, a new bishop for the Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska, and the mother of Bl. Carlo Acutis, visiting the Catholic University of America in Washington.
Diocese of Fairbanks, Alaska, celebrates ordination, installation of new bishop
Bishop Steven J. Maekawa, a Dominican, was ordained and installed as the seventh bishop of Fairbanks, a diocese that covers over 409,000 square miles of Alaska’s northern region.
Ripple effect: Delegates discuss synod impact beyond Catholicism
Fraternal delegates–representatives from other Christian communities–are listening and weighing in on discussions about the future of the Catholic Church at the Synod of Bishops.
As nations mark World Food Day, Catholic bishop in Ethiopia highlights persistent hunger
Bishop Tesfasellassie Medhin of Adigrat said he wanted the world to know the situation in the region was still critical, and deaths were occurring due to serious food shortages and malnutrition.
World Mission Sunday
Having come to know Jesus through the Scriptures and in the Eucharist, Catholics are called to share with others the hope and joy that come from faith and that endure even when life gets difficult, Pope Francis said.
Abandoned laundromat that is now Catholic outreach center helps change lives
An abandoned laundromat is transformed into a Society of St. Vincent de Paul facility for community outreach.
Jerusalem cardinal offers himself in exchange for Israeli hostages
The Catholic Church’s highest ranking prelate in the Holy Land offered his “absolute availability” to be exchanged for Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas.