Though Cardinal-designate Cristobal Lopez Romero was born in Spain, his dual citizenship with Paraguay has meant his friends in that South American country have been celebrating the fact that he will be their nation’s first cardinal.
Red hat for Rabat gives greater visibility to minority church in Morocco
Vatican archivist, award-winning poet, to be made a cardinal
Like many others who were named cardinals by Pope Francis, Cardinal-designate Jose Tolentino Calaca de Mendonca was caught off guard when he found out about his appointment.
Pope leaves Mozambique urging reconciliation, care for one another
The pope ended his visit to Mozambique Sept. 6 with a visit to a health center founded to care for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Death toll in Bahamas likely higher than reported, local resident says
The Bahamanian government’s estimated death toll from Hurricane Dorian is likely to rise if and when members of the Haitian immigrant community are accounted for and when search and rescue operations begin in earnest, said an attorney in the Bahamas.
Bishop Malone will not resign, calls recent case ‘convoluted’
Bishop Richard J. Malone of Buffalo said the majority of priests and parishioners in the diocese supported him and he would not resign over his handling of a situation involving two priests’ relationship with a seminarian.
Pope in Mozambique talks peace, politics and young people’s dreams
With a courtesy and solemnity seldom seen at a gathering of opposing political leaders, Mozambican politicians came together a month before their general election to welcome Pope Francis and pledge to work for peace and the common good.
Newark’s Cardinal Tobin joins Catholics protesting immigration detention
About 400 participated in the event, which included a procession toward the ICE building as the Newark archbishop led the crowd in a chant of “stop the inhumanity.”
‘You have to have faith,’ Bahamian resident says of Dorian recovery
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo in a Sept. 4 statement said: “We are extremely mindful of the dire need faced by the community in the Bahamas so devastated by this catastrophic storm.