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Updated policies clarified sacramental preparation, catechesis
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (696+ words) Among our people there is a deep desire to recapture a sense of the transcendent and awesome nature of the Sacraments and the Holy Eucharist. " Thus, we approach the Sacraments with the utmost reverence to render worship, adoration, thanksgiving and…...
Bishop Matano has been steadfast in his devotion to the Eucharist
2+ hour, 46+ min ago (268+ words) Barkin noted that during the revival, Bishop Matano encouraged all diocesan parishes to offer adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Prior to the revival, several parishes had regularly offered adoration, but she said many Catholics were unfamiliar with the practice. During…...
Bishop Matano has been a staunch advocate for life
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (688+ words) For many years, Bishop Salvatore R. Matano was a familiar presence at the March for Life in Washington, D.C. College students who traveled to the march from SUNY Geneseo looked forward to seeing their shepherd each year, noted Mike Sauter, who served…...
Bishop connects with young Catholics in Rochester Diocese
7+ hour, 45+ min ago (502+ words) ROCHESTER " "It's an extraordinary privilege to be with you," Bishop Salvatore R. Matano declared to the largely teenage congregation filling Sacred Heart Cathedral Feb. 3, 2026. Then, rather than standing at the ambo to deliver his homily, as is customary, Bishop Matano descended…...
Bishop Matano invites faithful to pray for peace
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (216+ words) Bishop Salvatore R. Matano, apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Rochester, shared this prayer he personally is praying for peace, and he invites the faithful of the diocese to pray it as well. Bishop Matano also noted that peace in the…...
Rochester’s new bishop ‘excited about the possibilities’
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (467+ words) Bishop John S. Bonnici participates in a Feb. 20 Zoom interview with the Catholic Courier. (Courier screenshot) Having focused on the theology of friendship while working toward his doctorate, Bishop John S. Bonnici knows a thing or two about the value of human…...
5 role models we need to help us overcome today's problems
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (380+ words) (OSV News) " The Lenten season provides us with no shortage of holy men and women to discover and model our lives after. The following five individuals, whose feasts typically appear on the liturgical calendar during Lent, can help us overcome…...
Scripture Reflection for March 1, 2026, 2nd Sunday in Lent
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (487+ words) Gn 12:1-4aPs 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 222 Tm 1:8b-10Mt 17:1-9 So what are we doing on a mountaintop in the early days of Lent? Just last week, we were with Jesus in the desert, as he faced temptations from Satan. Recalling Christ's 40 days in the wilderness, amid hunger…...
Pope Leo XIV to make six pastoral visits through Italy
1+ week, 6+ day ago (431+ words) ROME (OSV News) " Pope Leo XIV will head to six destinations across Italy this year, the Vatican announced on Feb. 19, traveling from the shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii in the south to the tomb of St....
Scripture Reflection for Feb. 22, 2026: Feast of the Chair of St. Peter, apostle
1+ week, 6+ day ago (778+ words) 1 Pet 5:1-4Ps 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6Mt 16:18Mt 16:13-19 Lent calls for a return to the basics. On Ash Wednesday, for instance, we are exhorted to give alms, to pray, to fast (Mt 6:1-6, 16-18). These simple commands come directly from the Lord, from the Sermon on the Mount. The…...