English archbishop to lead Vatican worship congregation

Pope Francis named Archbishop Arthur Roche to lead the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, the Vatican said. The 71-year-old archbishop succeeds Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah, 75, who led the congregation from 2014 until his resignation on 20th February. The congregation is charged with promoting the celebration of the Mass and the sacraments and... Read More

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May 18, 2021

Priests finding solace in sacred may be vulnerable to mafias, priest says

Young members of the clergy who are tempted to avoid the complex realities of the world – finding solace and safety instead in the sacred – can be vulnerable to the illusions of the mafia, said the priest heading a new department on the Mafia and other criminal networks. “The temptation for the young cleric is to close... Read More

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May 15, 2021

Catholic actors Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson begin film on priest’s life

Filming has begun on Stu, which tells the story of a Fr Stuart Long, a onetime boxer who became a priest and died in 2014. Catholic actors Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson star in the project, Wahlberg as the priest and Gibson as his father.Variety, a show business magazine, reported Wahlberg has added a lot of weight to play the role. Gibson’s... Read More

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April 22, 2021

US withdrawal from Afghanistan may risk civil war, says priest in Kabul

The biggest risk Afghanistan might face with a withdrawal of US troops could be civil war, said the Italian priest in charge of the small Catholic community in Afghanistan. “Will the Afghan government be able to guarantee security?” asked Barnabite Fr Giovanni Scalese, superior of the Kabul-based mission “sui iuris” of Afghanistan, in a note to Fides,... Read More

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April 3, 2021

Aquinas in Appalachia: Bluegrass-picking priest explains genre’s appeal

Rome’s baroque churches, street-side shrines to the Virgin Mary and regular cycle of papal liturgies conjure fitting sentiments for a priest living and teaching theology in the Eternal City. When US-born, Dominican Fr Thomas Joseph White gets out his National Reso-Phonic guitar, however, his heart is thousands of miles away – in rural Appalachia. “I... Read More

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March 31, 2021

Bishop recalls life of first US priest who died of Covid-19

Fr Jorge Ortiz-Garay of Brooklyn, the first US priest to die from complications of Covid-19, was recalled as “a good and saintly priest” by his bishop during a bilingual Mass marking the first anniversary of his death. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio recalled the life of Fr Ortiz-Garay, 49, pastor of St Brigid Church in Brooklyn, describing the native of Mexico as a man... Read More

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March 14, 2021

Australian priest: More homeless in Hong Kong than he’s seen in 36 years

Oblate Fr John Wotherspoon loves McDonald’s restaurants, and it’s not because of the fries. The reason the Catholic priest favours the fast-food chain is that the 24-hour stores were among the few places that allowed homeless people to stay in the late evening and early morning hours. The unofficial policy even resulted in a nickname, “McSleepers,” for... Read More

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February 26, 2021

Priest plans to auction coveted baseball cards to aid low-income students

A baseball card collection worth thousands of dollars was a split second away from being dropped into a bin and disappearing forever in a landfill. Fr John Ubel, rector of the Cathedral of St Paul, in St Paul, Minnesota, recalled that moment more than 15 years ago when he was transferred to a different priestly assignment and... Read More

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