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January 07, 2024

Saint Paul & Minneapolis: ministry of ‘imprudent’ Archbishop Nienstedt inhibited

January 07, 2024

NEW YORK – A Vatican investigation into alleged misconduct by former Saint Paul & Minneapolis Archbishop John Nienstedt has cleared him of committing any canonical crime, but determined that certain “imprudent” actions warranted limitations placed on his ministerial ability. “After reviewing all of the information gathered, the Dicasteries for Bishops and for the Doctrine of

Pope Francis: Baptism ‘the most beautiful gift’ that Catholics can give their children

January 07, 2024

ROME – Marking the Baptism of the Lord as he always does by celebrating Mass in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Francis baptized sixteen infants on Sunday morning, telling their parents that the children are examples of how to receive faith. Speaking to those present, Pope Francis said that the children’s families and friends had gathered

Rome to be spruced up in time for Year of Jubilee, Mayor Gualtieri tells Pope Francis

January 07, 2024

ROME – In a half-hour audience with Pope Francis on Friday, Rome’s Mayor Roberto Gualtieri reported that more than 1,400 public work sites are open across the city in preparation for the Jubilee Year of 2025, and vowed that the city will be “not only cleaner and more presentable, but also more supportive and inclusive”

Musings from Mongolia: Christmas in Ulaanbaatar with Cardinal Marengo’s small but growing flock

January 07, 2024

ROME – Religion, like politics, is basically local. Faith isn’t forged in the HQs of spiritual bureaucracies and their political battles, however riveting those conflicts may be for journalists, bloggers and posters on social media. Belief instead is won or lost in the trenches, one person, one heart and mind, at a time. In that