In a video message to a conference in Rome, the pope noted that Chinese Catholics have endured “times of patience and trial” in the past century.
The study, officially titled “Who Becomes a Priest?”, found that priests are “alienated from the concerns of Church reform,” lead author Matthias Sellmann said May 17.
Archbishop Mario Iceta of Burgos in Spain noted: “I don’t know if they realize the profound consequences” of their decision.
In a telegram, the Holy Father sent “condolences upon the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and all who perished.”
The Holy Father stressed the importance of women’s roles in the Catholic Church, describing them as “the ones who move changes forward, all sorts of changes.”
Cardinal Gerald Lacroix was accused as part of a class-action lawsuit against the Quebec Archdiocese of abusing a 17-year-old girl almost four decades ago.
Williams, 50, has served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis since 2022.
The 53rd International Eucharistic Congress has chosen EWTN as the official channel for providing live coverage of the Sept. 8–15 event in Quito, Ecuador.
“I believe there is no greater wealth for parents than having sons who are priests,” says Eliete Dahan dos Santos of Brazil.
The EWTN News team deployed to the four corners of the nation to cover the May 19 start of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage routes.
Pope Francis has appointed Cardinal Kevin Farrell as his special envoy for the 53rd International Eucharistic Congress.
After returning from the Catholic parish in northern Gaza, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch, spoke to the press about his visit.