Catholic News
- Pontiff closes holy door of St. Peter's Basilica, ending jubilee year (CWN)Pope Leo XIV closed the holy door of St. Peter’s Basilica this morning, ending the ordinary jubilee year of 2025 (booklet, pp. 3-13; video, 7:12-24:17, especially 20:25).
- Green Bay bishop begins inquiry into life of Servant of God Adele Brice (CNA)Bishop David Ricken of Green Bay, Wisconsin, has issued an edict announcing a diocesan inquiry into the “life and heroic virtues, as well as on the reputation of holiness and of signs” of the Servant of God Adele Brice (1831-1896), a Belgian-American Third Order Franciscan who received Marian apparitions in 1859. In 2010, Bishop Ricken […]
- English archdiocese announces apologetics initiative (Archdiocese of Southwark)The Archdiocese of Southwark, England, announced yesterday that it is launching Ambassadors for Christ, an apologetics initiative for parishes and schools. “As someone who converted to Catholicism as a teenager myself, I know what it is like to search for answers, to thirst for the truth which only the Lord Jesus offers,” said Archbishop John […]
- New Orleans archdiocese releases public apology letter to abuse claimants (Archdiocese of New Orleans)The Archdiocese of New Orleans has released a letter from Archbishop Gregory Aymond to “all child sexual abuse claimants” in the archdiocese. “I express on behalf of the clergy, religious, and laity of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, my predecessors, and myself, profound regret over the tragic and inexcusable harm you have suffered at the […]