New bishop named for Duluth (Vatican Media) Pope Francis on Friday appointed Father Michel Mulloy as the new Bishop of Duluth (Minnesota). Father Mulloy has been serving as the Diocesan Administrator of Rapid City (South Dakota) since 2019…
U.S. bishops praise SCOTUS DACA decision (CNA) The U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference (USCCB) praised the Supreme Court on Thursday for a decision that keeps the federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program intact — for now. “First, to DACA youth, through today’s decision and beyond, we will continue to accompany you and your families. You are a vital part of our Church and our community of faith. We are with you,” said USCCB president Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles and Bishop Mario Dorsonville, auxiliary bishop of Washington and the USCCB’s migration committee chair in a June 18 statement…
Benedict travels to Germany to visit his brother (CNS) Retired Pope Benedict XVI, who is 93 years old, traveled to Germany to visit his ailing older brother, Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, who is 96. The Vatican press office confirmed that Pope Benedict went to Germany June 18 to visit his brother. “The pope emeritus is now in the city of Regensburg, where he will spend the time necessary,” said Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office…
Teens arrested in St. Patrick’s Cathedral vandalism (AP) Two teenagers were arrested Thursday for allegedly spraying graffiti on St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City during protests and unrest over the death of George Floyd, police said. Anaya Diaz, 18, of suburban Westchester County, and a 17-year-old girl whose name was withheld by police face charged with criminal mischief and making graffiti. Details on their arraignments were not immediately available, nor was information about their lawyers…
Indigenous feel sting of racism in Canada (Catholic Register) Deacon Michael James Robinson has a lifetime of experience that tells him systemic racism is real and it’s embedded in Canadian history and culture. The reality of racism has a way of hitting Indigenous Canadians hard. Robinson was hit with it — and a police vehicle — just a couple months after he was ordained in 2015…
California bishops hold a ‘virtual’ Stations of the Cross to draw attention to racism (California Catholic Conference) Bishops from throughout the state of California will release a video reenacting the Stations of the Cross to draw attention to the sin of racism and ask God’s help in eliminating it. It is also intended to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the tragic killings at Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC, and the Juneteenth holiday this Friday, celebrating the end of slavery in the United States…
A Catholic priest remembers the sacrifices of his Muslim father (UCANews) Catholic priest Father Abid Habib followed Muslim funeral traditions after the death of his father.A cleric read aloud the Salatul Janazah (Islamic funeral prayer) as the former Capuchin superior joined his relatives in burying the coffin in the Muslim graveyard of Chak Hakeem Imam-ud-Din in Punjab province this month…
Returning to in-person Mass, will we be more attentive? (NCR) We might do well to ask ourselves what the pandemic has taught us. What have we learned about our faith, the centrality of the Eucharist, and the importance of being a part of the local body of Christ that we call parish?…
