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Confirmations, first Communions and chapel blessing at St. Barbara Parish in Dearborn
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (125+ words) Detroit Catholic Confirmations, first Communions and chapel blessing at St. Barbara Parish in Dearborn On Sunday, May 10, Archbishop Weisenburger celebrated the sacrament of confirmation with 24 confirmandi, as well as several first Communions at St. Barbara Parish in Dearborn. The archbishop…...
Can intelligent extraterrestrial life exist? Here's what Catholic thinkers have to say
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (893+ words) (OSV News) -- If rational, extraterrestrial beings exist, what would be God's relationship to them? A once purely speculative musing may take on new meaning with data disclosures from the U. S. Department of Defense on alleged encounters with "unidentified anomalous phenomena," or…...
Just over one-third of parish listening sessions completed amid restructuring process
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (970+ words) DETROIT " The Archdiocese of Detroit's Department of Parish Renewal has completed just over one-third of its planned parish listening sessions in the archdiocesan restructuring process. In an effort to gather as much feedback as possible from parishioners regarding proposed pastorate…...
Ordinariate bishop for North America sees his pastoral care expanded to Australia
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (626+ words) (OSV News) -- A Texas-based bishop, who leads one of the Catholic Church's three "Anglican ordinariates," has seen his pastoral care expanded to Australia, as a fellow prelate has been tapped to lead a Vatican dicastery. On May 11, Pope Leo XIV…...
Vatican continues dialogue with German bishops regarding blessing for same-sex couples, cardinal says
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (806+ words) (OSV News) " Dialogue between the Vatican and German bishops regarding the blessing of same-sex unions is ongoing, and it was too soon to talk about sanctions, said the Vatican secretary of state. Speaking to journalists in Rome May 6, Cardinal Pietro…...
Bishop Varden on hope, AI, patience " and not weaponizing Christianity
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1446+ words) BALTIMORE (OSV News) " During his May 7 visit to St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Bishop Erik Varden of Trondheim, Norway, a member of the Trappist monastic order, sat down with OSV News to share his insights on Christian hope, the dangers…...
Customer service story of 'relatable' Pope Leo XIV gone viral resonates with everyday people
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (308+ words) CHICAGO (OSV News) " The incoming provincial superior of the Midwest Augustinians, the order that Pope Leo XIV belongs to and the province he once led, said viral interest in the story of the pope's customer service call last year has…...
Catholic leaders across Michigan and Ohio discuss ways to better support immigrant communities
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (1734+ words) DETROIT " Over 200 people gathered at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, May 6, to discuss the Church's prophetic witness regarding the debates surrounding immigration and the impact current federal policy has had on immigrant communities these past two years. This was…...
'Peace be with you all': Pope Leo's first words were a roadmap for his first year
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (649+ words) ROME (OSV News) " When Robert Francis Prevost stepped onto the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica one year ago May 8, he carried with him a piece of paper on which he had carefully written the first words he would utter as…...
The Church must speak clearly, decisively against all evil, pope says
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (585+ words) VATICAN CITY (CNS) " The'Catholic'Church is the guardian of hope, whose members are called to speak clearly against all evil and in defense of human life, Pope Leo XIV said. The Church, as "the pilgrim people of God on earth," he…...