Pope Francis to meet indigenous people, bishops next week (CNA) Pope Francis will meet with a delegation of Canadian Indigenous people and Catholic bishops at the Vatican from March 28 to April 1, the Vatican confirmed on Wednesday. On March 28-31, the pope will meet with the Indigenous groups individually, before a final audience on April 1 in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall. Members of the Canadian bishops’ conference will also take part…
Bishop of Dodge City to resume duties after investigation (AP)The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dodge City will resume his duties after church and civil investigations into a sexual abuse allegation did not support charges against him, Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann announced Wednesday. Bishop John Brungardt, 63, voluntarily stepped away when an allegation of sexual abuse of a child was lodged against him in February 2021, The Kansas City Star reported…
Largest yeshiva in U.S. to buy land from Catholic university (NJ.com) Georgian Court University has agreed to sell 42 acres of mostly-undeveloped land to a Lakewood Orthodox yeshiva considered the largest Jewish college in the United States, the school announced Wednesday. A spokeswoman for the Catholic university declined to disclose the amount of the sale. Beth Medrash Govoh will use the land, which includes several administrative buildings along Lakewood Avenue, to construct additional housing, a statement from Georgian Court said. The land is expected to start changing hands in a few months…
Pelosi jokes that “they would like to throw me out” of Catholic Church (The Daily Wire) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) described herself as both a “devout” and “practicing” Catholic as she defended abortion during remarks made Tuesday. The California Democrat sat down with Mark K. Updegrove, president and CEO of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, for an event during Women’s History Month on Tuesday where she discussed the importance of upholding Roe v. Wade…
Ukrainian archbishop to deliver commencement address at Notre Dame (WNDU) The University of Notre Dame says Ukrainian Archbishop Borys Gudziak will deliver the 2022 commencement address. Gudziak is the highest-ranking Ukrainian Catholic prelate in the United States. He is also the organizer and president of Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU). Gudziak has been vocal in his support for Ukraine in the war against Russia. Earlier this month, he called on all Americans to pray, donate, and learn about the situation…
