The Diocese of Paterson, N.J., argues that the change “will cause severe and substantial disruption to the lives and religious freedoms” of the priests as well as the hundreds of thousands of Catholics they serve.
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The pope’s visit comes only two years after the Vatican acknowledged that the Nobel Peace Prize-winning, East Timorese independence hero Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo had sexually abused young boys.
Tania Tetlow, the first woman and first layperson to serve as president of Fordham University, has broken barriers and navigated controversies amid rising tensions on campus related to the Israel-Hamas war.
In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press” that aired Aug. 25, JD Vance said his running mate would “absolutely commit” to not imposing a federal abortion ban.
On Aug. 27, 2024, Bishop Melchior Shi Hongzhen was officially recognized as the bishop of the Diocese of Tianji, after the Chinese government refused to recognize him for five years.