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The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recently hosted a significant dialogue on catechesis and evangelization, welcoming Archbishop Salvatore Fisichella and his team from the Dicastery for Evangelization for discussions with diocesan representatives during the 2023 Spring Plenary Assembly on June 13 in Orlando. Among those in attendance was Diocese of Dallas Senior Director of Ministries Peter J. Ductrám, who was invited by USCCB as a regional diocesan representative.
Hundreds of local young Catholics will join hundreds of thousands of their peers from around the world as they gather Aug. 1-6 in Lisbon, Portugal for World Youth Day 2023.
Pope Francis named 21 new cardinals, including U.S.-born Archbishop Robert F. Prevost, who took the helm at the Dicastery for Bishops in April, and French Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the apostolic nuncio to the United States.
Pope Francis has appointed more than 450 participants, including dozens of religious men and women and laypeople from around the world, to attend the first general assembly of the Synod of Bishops on Synodality in October.
The smile that spread across Bryn Bradley’s face as she walked the stage May 21 to receive her diploma may have seemed the same as the 250 other elated Bishop Lynch High School graduates. Her smile, however, was much more. It was one of pure, unadulterated joy and gratitude.
Catholics who celebrate the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly July 23 can receive a plenary indulgence, which is a remission of the temporal punishment due for one’s sins, the Vatican said.
Catholics must place the Eucharist at the center of their lives to transform their relationships with God and their neighbors, Pope Francis said.
Growing up in a devout Catholic home, Alex Rodriguez has always seen Easter weekend as a time of great celebration of his faith and his family. Rodriguez had even more reason to celebrate this year.
For the first time in more than four decades, students will enter the doors of Good Shepherd Catholic School next fall without seeing a seeing a familiar face. Gail Richardson-Bassett, affectionately nicknamed “Mrs. R-B” by students and serving as the school’s principal since 2007, announced she is retiring this June.