JERUSALEM (OSV News) — In the Gaza Strip, the fragile calm following the Oct. 13 Israel-Hamas peace deal has brought little relief to the enclave’s small Christian community. While portions …
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As Hurricane Melissa continued its devastating course through the Caribbean, Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, urged Catholics to pray for and support the …
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“I haven’t been to a Mass like that before,” said Dean Speed, who belongs to a Richmond parish. “It was really cool — definitely something different.”
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The chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ committees on international policy and religious liberty are calling attention to the repression and persecution of religion as being detrimental to peace.
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“He is a remarkably capable man and very humble. He loves people and he loves the priests of our Archdiocese,” said Archbishop Henning of Boston.
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Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services said Oct. 17 the U.S. Army has cancelled all religious support contracts for Army chapels, “including those for …
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Eduardo M. Peñalver, president of Seattle University, is named the 49th president of Georgetown University in Washington, and begins the role next July.
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Now “is clearly the time to embark upon the very long pathway of healing and reconciliation that is so profoundly needed between Palestinians and Israelis.”
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“We walk together with our brothers and sisters who are struggling that they might know our love and concern and respect for each one of them.”
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The president and vice president are elected to three-year terms, which begin at the conclusion of this year’s plenary assembly.
