Pope names new bishop for Reno (Vatican News) Pope Francis has named Bishop Daniel Henry Mueggenborg as the new Bishop of Reno, USA. Bishop Mueggenborg succeeds Bishop Randolph Roque Calvo, whose resignation from the pastoral governance of the diocese was accepted by the Holy Father.  Daniel H. Mueggenborg was born in Okarche, Oklahoma, 15 April 1962, and was formerly a priest of the Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma…

Bishops issue statements on Latin Mass (CNA) More U.S. bishops have issued guidance on the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass in their dioceses, following a papal document that on Friday imposed restrictions on the use of traditional liturgy…

3 generations, 8 families: What the condo collapse took from a church (The New York Times) Nearly four weeks after the collapse claimed the lives of 97 people, the immensity of the loss has settled into Surfside, Fla., a beachfront community home to a mix of retirees and young professionals. As the horror has unfolded, the church’s deep connections to the disaster have been fully revealed…

Catholics help support residents after deadly German floods (UCANews) When the water hit Erftstadt, the Catholic Church was among the first responders. “The morning right after the flood, we opened our church to shelter the people that could not return home,” a parishioner told Catholic radio station DOMRADIO.DE. Around 80 people were evacuated to the church and nearby parish buildings. Several houses collapsed and more than 50 persons are missing in the city. Firefighters, relief organizations and the military are still searching for missing persons as well as securing buildings, bridges, and streets…

Cardinal implores saint’s intercession to help Lebanon (CNS) Cardinal Bechara Rai, the Maronite patriarch, pleaded for the intercession of Lebanon’s beloved St. Charbel Makhlouf as the beleaguered country spirals deeper into collapse, further roiled by the resignation of the prime minister-designate…

Survey: COVID made situation worse for immigrants (Crux) One of the main findings of the survey was that the demand for Catholic institution’s services from the immigrant community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased. And that Catholic institutions responded with a number of new services, the survey found…