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Pope names Michael Castori as Honolulu bishop
20+ min ago (352+ words) Thursday, May 7, 2026 73" Today's Paper Father Michael Thomas Tupou Castori, S. J. , has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV as the sixth Bishop of Honolulu. Courtesy of Diocese of Honolulu Pope Leo XIV has appointed the Rev. Michael Thomas Tupou Castori as the…...
Newly Ordained Nairobi Auxiliary Bishop Pledges Humble Service, Assures Archdiocese of "full collaboration
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (736+ words) Nairobi, 07 May, 2026 / 11: 20 am (ACI Africa). The newly consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nairobi (ADN) in Kenya, Bishop Obed Muriungi Karobia, has pledged to serve the people of God with humility, love, and fidelity to the Church, assuring…...
Father Jacob's five-year legacy of love and honor
25+ min ago (93+ words) The Miami Student Father Jacob's five-year legacy of love and honor At the end of this semester, Miami University will lose its campus chaplain and Catholic priest, Father Jacob Willig. It's easy to overlook how much someone can influence a…...
Slain from the Foundation of the World
24+ min ago (168+ words) God Draws Near By'Colin Cornell Baker Academic, 224 pages, $26. 99 The basis for this claim seems open to challenge. At times Cornell seems to offer a both/and argument, in which the divine economy understood as the desire for communion complements the…...
Saint of the day: Rosa Venerini
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (218+ words) St. Rosa Venerini was born in Viterbo, Italy, on February 9, 1656. She was the daughter of a respected doctor, Goffredo, and one of four children. At a young age, Rosa consecrated her life to God, despite many tests throughout her adolescence....
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1+ hour, 15+ min ago (632+ words) Vatican, May 7, 2026: As the Catholic Church continues its journey of synodality, two newly released reports from Synod study groups have placed discernment, listening and shared responsibility at the centre of episcopal appointments and the Church's response to emerging doctrinal, pastoral…...
Cooperation with Evil: Why the Distinctions Matter
4+ hour ago (204+ words) Moral theology's distinctions between formal, material, proximate, and remote cooperation are not relics; they are tools for living faithfully in a compromised world....
Overcoming Sexual Sin Through the Sorrowful Mysteries
3+ hour, 55+ min ago (603+ words) Years of sexual sin left one woman empty despite thinking she was a good Catholic'until Adoration and the Sorrowful Mysteries showed her a different way....
Pope Leo XIV: Church Serves Coming of God's Kingdom in History
3+ hour, 3+ min ago (740+ words) Vatican, 06 May, 2026 / 11: 21 PM VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV continued his catechesis on the documents of the Second Vatican Council at his Wednesday general audience, reflecting on the dogmatic constitution Lumen Gentium and the Church as "pilgrim in history towards the…...
Synod Report Includes Testimonies From Civilly "married" Homosexuals
1+ day, 55+ min ago (870+ words) Vatican, 06 May, 2026 / 12: 30 pm (ACI Africa). It is the first time a Vatican text has given voice to this group in such detail. One testimony is from a man in Portugal who said he suffered a deep wound when a spiritual…...