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Episcopal Diocese of Long Island to pick bishop with open election
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (1093+ words) The Cathedral of the Incarnation, the seat of the'Episcopal Diocese of Long Island. Credit: Howard Simmons The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island is selecting a new bishop, but instead of a top-down decision, it will be an exercise in democracy,…...
Long Island Episcopal Diocese elects the Rev. Adam Shoemaker as new bishop
11+ hour, 17+ min ago (561+ words) The Rev. Adam J. Shoemaker addresses the church at the Bishop Election Convention at'the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Garden City on Saturday. Credit: Thomas Hengge The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island selected the Rev. Adam J. Shoemaker to be its next…...
Pope urges Africa's youth to resist dual temptations of migration and corruption in Cameroon
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (1007+ words) A woman with her child attends Pope Leo XIV's meeting with University students and professors at the Catholic University of Central Africa, in Yaounde Cameroon, Friday, April 17, 2026. Credit: AP/Andrew Medichini DOUALA, Cameroon " Pope Leo XIV urged Cameroon's young people…...
Will new pope allow women to become deacons in the Roman Catholic Church?
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (1229+ words) Phyllis Zagano, a top expert on women deacons in the Catholic Church'and a researcher at Hofstra University, speaks during a St. Phoebe Day celebration at the Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood on'Sept. 3.'Phoebe lived in the first century and…...
Pope Leo will visit 4 African countries as part of his packed 2026 travel plan
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (556+ words) ROME " The Vatican on Wednesday announced a busy and lengthy foreign travel schedule for Pope Leo XIV in the first half of 2026, confirming the pontiff will visit Monaco, Spain and four African nations " Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. The…...
Pope Leo XIV closes 2025 Holy Year with critique of consumerism and xenophobia
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (729+ words) VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican's 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today's consumerist and anti-foreigner sentiment, capping a Jubilee that saw some 33 million pilgrims flock to Rome and a historic transition from one American pontiff to…...
Pope visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque without praying as he focuses on unifying Christians
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1092+ words) Pope Leo XIV arrives with with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Eastern Orthodox Christians to celebrate a Mass at the Volkswagen Arena, in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025. Credit: AP/Khalil Hamra ISTANBUL, Turkey " Pope Leo…...
Pope Leo XIV's visit to an African church linked to slavery reflects on his own complex heritage
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1081+ words) CAPE TOWN, South Africa " The Church of Our Lady of Muxima was built by Portuguese colonizers in Angola at the end of the 16th century as part of a fortress complex and became a hub in the slave trade. It remains…...
Meet the candidates to be the next bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (285+ words) The Very Rev. Hickman Alexandre, left, the Rev. Adam J. Shoemaker, andthe Very Rev. Michael T. Sniffen. Credit: Episcopal Diocese of Long Island The Episcopal Diocese of Long Island will select a new bishop on Saturday, choosing a successor for a leader…...
Pope gives Venezuela reason to celebrate by canonizing its beloved 'doctor of the poor' as 1st saint
6+ mon, 7+ hour ago (938+ words) Pope Leo XIV tours on his popemobile after presiding over a Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during which he canonized seven new saints of the Catholic Church, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. Credit: AP/Andrew Medichini VATICAN CITY " Pope Leo…...