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Bishop Bernard Hebda announced the following appointments in the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis: Effective July 1, 2021 Reverend Bryan Kujawa, appointed parish vicar of St. Richard’s Church, Assumption Church and St. Peter’s Church in Richfield. Father Kujawa is a priest of the Diocese of Crookston. Reverend James Liekhus, …

A Catholic priest found himself in hot water with Papuans seeking independence in speaking out in favor of plans that would keep the troubled region under Indonesian rule. They criticized Father Hendrikus Hada of the Diocese of Agats for his comments supporting the extension of the special autonomy status for …

Four new Westminster priests have been ordained, including Father Timothy Mangatal, pictured here with the Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols. Mazur / cbcew.org.uk The message of salvation is a message the world needs to hear, now more than ever, according to the youngest priest in the Diocese of Westminster …

“Where have you been, brother, for so long? Where are you my brother The powerful must answer… We will never stop until we find you.“ Bishop Emmanuel Cabajar composed this verse to pay homage to his Redemptorist brother, Father Rudy Romano, who forcibly disappeared in Labangon, Cebu City, 36 years …

A teacher, a physiotherapist, a civil servant, a notary, a marketing manager, a corporal of the Royal Military Police, a veterinarian, a librarian, an educator, a farm worker and a sergeant in the army. These are just a few of the latest cohorts of new priests and deacons to be …

Friday 09 Jul 2021 IC archive photo + Expand Bro. Eléazar Silva Galvan Bro. Eléazar Silva Galvan Bro. Eleazar Silva-Galván was born in Mexico City and attended school there before entering Mt. Angel Seminary in Oregon. He then returned to Mexico City to attend Universidad La Salle and did graduate …

Talk about bad timing. The biggest story of religion in Iowa last week has been mind-boggling. Attorney General Tom Miller has announced that he has concluded a three-year investigation into allegations of sexual abuse against priests in the four Catholic dioceses in our state. Miller’s staff reviewed church records, some …

Palestinian students who have received letters from American children send messages in bottles in response during a field visit to Gaza City on June 26. In May, 11 days of hostilities between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas killed and injured dozens of people, including children. (Photo: AFP) The Latin …

KOLKATA: The city’s 65 Catholic churches on Sunday saw physical services (mass) organized by parish priests and a limited number of 50 members present with enthusiasm and piety, following all safety protocols and praying for a “third wave softer”. Temperature checks, hand sanitization, masked entry, remote seats were all in …

A priest of the Catholic Church based in Rome, the Rev. Joseph Pilla said that Nigerians in the diaspora are proud of Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State because of his positions on national issues. Father Pilla, who is the president of all Nigerian priests, religious and seminarians in Rome, …

Rev. Mark Woodruff, longtime pastor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, resigned Thursday to become a sacramental minister. He is from Westfield, NJ, who came to Odessa 25 years ago. He will still say Mass regularly and hear confessions. (Odessa American | Jacob Ford) Reverend Mark Woodruff has been …

The establishment of 10,000 new churches, mostly run by lay people over the next ten years, is among the ambitious goals that will be discussed at this month’s General Synod, when the Archbishop of York, the Right Reverend Stephen Cottrell, will provide an update on the Vision and Strategic Discussions …

Pope Francis has appointed Father Gilles Reithinger, Superior General of the Society of Foreign Missions of Paris (MEP), Auxiliary Bishop of Strasbourg in France. The 48-year-old priest will be ordained on July 4 in Strasbourg Cathedral by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, along with Bishop Luc Ravel of …

Given that recent history, said Hilbig, 35, as well as what he already knew about the residential school system, the discovery of the alleged remains came as no surprise. Hilbig, who lives in Richmond Hill, Ont., Is among less-active and active Catholics who are re-examining their relationship with the church …

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers remarks at the grand launch and swearing-in of the Global Coalition of Lingkod Bayan Advocacy Support Groups and Force Multipliers at the Philippine National Police Multipurpose Center Camp Crame in Quezon City on June 25, 2021. ACE MORANDANTE / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO President Rodrigo Duterte clarified …

Tired and weary, he seizes this “sweet chain to God”. Among the thousands of internally displaced people who fled into the jungle to escape the violence of the Burmese army, Michael Phe Ha ling, an 11-year-old Catholic boy, in adversity unhesitatingly called on our Heavenly Mother, to ask for help. …

A Mississauga priest is criticized for saying the Roman Catholic Church should be thanked for the “good done” in residential schools. In his sermon at the Merciful Redeemer ward last Sunday, Pastor Owen Keenan referred to the Kamloops, B.C., residential school where the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation reported discovering …

Photo courtesy of SCSA the Childhood Sexual Abuse Survivors (SCSA) sent a letter to various law enforcement officials asking them to read the sealed statement of accused child rapist and former Catholic priest, Lawrence Hecker. SCSA President Richard Windmann explained that a “federal court in New Orleans, Louisiana sealed a …

Each year, the South Korean government honors foreign nationals in the country with the Immigrant of the Year award for dedicated service to people in society. This year, Father Daniel Brendan O’Keeffe, Irish missionary priest and member of the Missionary Society of Saint Columban, received the prestigious honor for his …

LAFARGEVILLE, New York (WWNY) – “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.” The pews were filled at St. John the Evangelist in LaFargeville on Sunday, for the second at the last church mass. For some, this is where they have spent …

He announced that he would leave the priesthood altogether, then spent four years, as he said, in the wilderness. He had a “double coming out” with his parents about leaving the priesthood and being gay, and they didn’t speak to him for years. He met priests he knew at cruise …

Father Jesús Belmontes is very clear about his objective: he wants to make the Cathedral Sanctuary of the Virgin of Guadalupe a sanctuary close to people, especially immigrants. Effective July 1, he will be the new rector of Guadalupe Cathedral, the largest church in the Catholic Diocese of Dallas. Appointed …

The crime of which Bishop Franco Mulakkal is accused is a serious and heinous crime. He raped and sodomized a nun 13 times over a two-year period. The nun petitioned leaders of the Catholic Church for justice and relief from her continued sexual and mental torture. No one in the …

By Léopold Munhende / Agencies HÉRO ROMANQUE Roman Catholic priest, Father Emmanuel Ribeiro has passed away. Government spokesman Nick Mangwana confirmed the death by declaring Father Ribeiro on Thursday morning at St. Anne’s Hospital in Harare. “It is sad to learn that Father Emmanuel Ribeiro passed away in the early …

A respected former member of Pope Francis’ commission on clergy sexual abuse has expressed disappointment at the recent review of the criminal section of the Catholic Church’s canon law, saying the changes do not go far enough to protect children and adults vulnerable to possible predators. Marie Collins, an Irish …

20 years ago – 2001 Shannon Foote joins Times Shannon Foote, a longtime Priest River resident, has joined the staff of the Priest River Times as an advertising representative. She graduated from LCSC at Lewiston in 1995 with an Associate Degree in Applied Science in Accounting. 30 years ago – …