Pope Francis names new bishop of Duluth (USCCB) Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Daniel J. Felton as Bishop of Duluth. Bishop-elect Felton is a priest of the Diocese of Green Bay and currently serves as a vicar general and moderator of the curia for Green Bay. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on April 7, 2021 by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. The Diocese of Duluth has been a vacant see since December 2019…

Student with Down syndrome becomes Catholic (CNS) At the Easter Vigil April 3, Jessica Rutherford became a full member of the Catholic Church, receiving the sacraments in the same school where she first began learning about Catholicism. “I love going to church,” she told the Arlington Catholic Herald, newspaper of the Diocese of Arlington. “It makes my heart very happy.” Even though she only has been there a year, Jessica is well-known in the school halls. As she walked to her locker after class on a recent day, classmates and teachers alike waved and wished her a happy spring break. Jessica is enrolled in the school’s Options Program for students with intellectual or developmental disabilities…

Co-founder of Neocatechumenal Way discharged from hospital (CNA) Kiko Argüello, 82, who co-founded the Neocatechumenal Way, was discharged from the hospital Tuesday and will continue to recover from COVID-19 at home. “Kiko has been discharged from hospital and will continue to recover at home. We will inform you in a few days on the state of his health; for the time being we are suspending the daily bulletins. We continue to pray for his complete recovery,” said Fr. Mario Pezzi and Ascensión Romero in an April 6 statement from the International Team of the Neocatechumenal Way…

Vatican launches sign language YouTube channel (Crux) In an effort to reach out to people with disabilities, the Vatican over the weekend launched a new Sign Language service on its YouTube account, and plans are being made to develop other technological tools that would help the disabled more easily access papal content. On Easter day, the Vatican’s new, “No One Excluded” project formally went live, offering those with hearing disabilities access to the pope’s livestreamed general audiences and Angelus and Regina Coeli addresses…