#Bishops

The murder of Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell in Los Angeles: a peacemaker devoted to serving the needy

Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell was found with a gunshot wound to the upper torso in his Hacienda Heights…

Romania: Bucharest, translation of Bishops Paoli and Cisar to the crypt of the Cathedral. Mgr. Percă, “it is a gesture of mercy and gratitude. They stay close to the people they served”

Msgr. Álvarez’s conviction is Ortega’s revenge. The journalist Espinoza: “The Church remains the bastion of those who believe in freedom, which is why it is being increasingly persecuted”

“I cannot, here, not mention with concern the Bishop of Matagalpa, Msgr. Rolando Álvarez, whom I love so much, sentenced…

Germany: Dresden to host the Bishops’ next plenary assembly: war in Ukraine, Synod and WYD on the agenda

Ccee: in the run-up to the Continental Assembly of the Synod in Prague. A new website to watch all sessions

Balkans: joint session of the Bishops of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Pastoral care for the faithful abroad and Caritas aid to the Bosnians

Ukraine. Card. Hollerich: We are asking for a ceasefire that may bring peace”. “We do all we can so that the impossible may become possible”

“We must do everything possible to have a just peace and all efforts must be aimed at reconciliation, for there…

Austria: Salzburg, Bishops’ Plenary Assembly starting today. Ad limina visit, synodal path and parish councils on the agenda

Portugal: Bishops’ Plenary Assembly in Fatima to discuss vocations to the priesthood, child protection and WYD

Apostolic Exhortation “Ecclesia in Medio Oriente.” Pizzaballa (Patriarch): “From ISIS to Abu Dhabi. Ten dramatic years”

Pope Benedict XVI signed his Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the Church in the Middle East, “Ecclesia in Medio Oriente,” on…

 Holy See-China Provisional Agreement extended. Chiaretto Yan (from Beijing): “Church in China is moving in the right direction”

Speaking to SIR, Mr. Chiaretto Yan, visiting Professor at the Beijing National Seminary and Chinese member of the Focolare Movement,…