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Vatican synod study group proposes creation of pontifical commission for new technologies
1+ hour, 43+ min ago (936+ words) ROME (OSV News) " A Synod on Synodality study group has recommended the creation of a new "Pontifical Commission for Digital Culture and New Technologies" in the first of 15 synod study group reports expected in the coming weeks. The Vatican published…...
Eucharistic revival to attract thousands of pilgrims to Detroit this summer
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (841+ words) DETROIT " Chuck Gaidica is praying that lives will be changed this summer. Gaidica is part of the planning team for the Rising from the Ashes Revival this July. He believes the Eucharistic-centered revival will provide the ingredients for hope and…...
Church can teach what's at stake when nations choose war, not peace, cardinal says
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (740+ words) CASTEL GANDOLFO (CNS) " In a fractured world threatened by war, Christians can strengthen their bonds of unity to show the world that peace is possible, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago said. Leaders in the Catholic Church also "need to make…...
Honolulu Diocese expands footprint in city's downtown with purchase of historic building
8+ hour, 13+ min ago (575+ words) HONOLULU (OSV News) " The Diocese of Honolulu is expanding its footprint in downtown Honolulu with the purchase of a historic building on Fort Street Mall. The sale of the Model Progress Building to the diocese by a subsidiary of the…...
Attending the ordination of Syriac Deacon Bashar Matti Shaffo in Farmington Hills
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (72+ words) Attending the ordination of Syriac Deacon Bashar Matti Shaffo in Farmington Hills'Detroit Catholic Attending the ordination of Syriac Deacon Bashar Matti Shaffo in Farmington Hills On Sunday, March 1, Archbishop Weisenburger attended the ordination of Deacon Bashar Matti Shaffo at St....
Archdiocese of Detroit clergy announcements: March 2, 2026
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (82+ words) Archdiocese of Detroit clergy announcements: March 2, 2026Detroit Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit clergy announcements: March 2, 2026 Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger announces the following: Fr. William Herman granted Senior Status, effective March 1, 2026. Fr. Herman previously served as a member of the In Solidum team of…...
Diocese of Syracuse wraps $176 million bankruptcy settlement in 'journey of reparation"
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (541+ words) (OSV News) " The Diocese of Syracuse, New York, has formally closed out its long-running bankruptcy, funding a victims' trust with more than $176 million to settle claims. The move concludes a "journey of reparation" begun in June 2020 to "provide compensation for…...
Swiss-American exchange student discovers ‘something that was missing’ while hosted by Catholic music director
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (928+ words) DETROIT " Luca Marsura is a foreign exchange student from Zurich, Switzerland, who is attending Lakeview High School in St. Clair Shores. Come this Easter, at St. Raymond/Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Detroit, he will become a confirmed…...
Mother Cabrini garners most votes as person to be depicted in planned statue for Chicago park
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (464+ words) CHICAGO (OSV News) " A statue of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first American saint, will be put in a public park on Chicago's Near West Side. It will replace a Christopher Columbus statue that was removed during the pandemic. The…...
Palm Beach's new shepherd ordained, installed during emotional, spiritual, joyous Mass
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (1187+ words) PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (OSV News) " It is a typical part of an episcopal ordination -- the raising of the papal bull announcing Bishop-designate Manuel de Jes's Rodr'guez as the sixth bishop of Palm Beach. But for the faithful welcoming a…...