MILWAUKEE (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Richard J. Sklba of Milwaukee, who turned 75 Sept. 11.The resignation was announced at the Vatican Oct. 18. Under canon law, bishops must submit their resignation at age 75. Bishop Sklba, who also is vicar general, has been a Milwaukee auxiliary since […]
Continue readingUNITED NATIONS (CNS) — The United Nations might not be perfect, but it has helped humanity move toward a world marked by dialogue, peace and development, the Vatican’s foreign minister told the U.N. General Assembly. Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, Vatican secretary for relations with states, said that for the United Nations and its various agencies to […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — Irish archbishops will travel to Rome in early October to meet with Vatican officials about the apostolic visitation of their dioceses ordered by Pope Benedict XVI in response to the priestly sexual abuse scandal, the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference announced. The four archbishops were called by the leadership of the Congregation […]
Continue readingEDINBURGH, Scotland (CNS) — Arriving in Scotland on the first leg of a four-day visit to Great Britain, Pope Benedict XVI appealed for preservation of the country’s long Christian tradition and warned against “aggressive” forms of secularism and atheism. “Your forefathers’ respect for truth and justice, for mercy and charity come to you from a […]
Continue readingGLASGOW, Scotland (CNS) — Celebrating Mass for tens of thousands of faithful, Pope Benedict XVI urged Catholics to promote the “wisdom and vision” of their religion in the public square. A society that tries to do without religion ends up living in a self-destructive moral jungle, the pope said at a liturgy in Glasgow Sept. […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — A U.S. pastor’s threat to burn copies of the Quran has damaged the image of the United States, said the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican. “The deliberate destruction of any holy book is an abhorrent act,” said the ambassador, Miguel H. Diaz. Plans by a small Florida Pentecostal church to burn […]
Continue readingFRANKFORT, Ky. (CNS) — Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic bishops of Kentucky have asked Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear to commute the death sentence of Gregory Wilson, whose execution was scheduled for Sept. 16. Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville and the Rev. Marian McClure Taylor, executive director of the Kentucky Council of Churches, met […]
Continue readingVATICAN CITY (CNS) — While some of the media coverage in the run-up to Pope Benedict XVI’s trip to Great Britain could make people think the pope was about to step into a minefield, the Vatican spokesman seemed to think the trip would be a challenge, but not a particularly dangerous one. Jesuit Father Federico […]
Continue readingNew Orleans Archdiocese ‘buries’ Katrina, looks to move on NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — Citing the abundant blessings that have followed the suffering and deaths caused by Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond marked the fifth anniversary of the nation’s worst natural disaster Aug. 29 with a Mass and an interfaith prayer service at […]
Continue readingDAVENPORT, Iowa (CNS) — Boosting morale in a diocese deeply wounded because of the abuse of children by some clergy in past decades, Catholics in the Davenport diocese pledged $22 million in a capital campaign that succeeded despite the worst economic conditions in decades. The campaign was the first in more than 20 years for […]
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