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African bishops want action on priests who remain in Europe
Catholic bishops in Africa have voiced concern about a growing number of priests who fail to return home after training or ministering in Europe, in violation of church norms.
‘Our people have overcome,’ Syriac Catholic patriarch says in Aleppo
Celebrating Mass Sept. 9 at the inauguration and rededication of the restored Our Lady of the Assumption Syriac Catholic Cathedral, Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan said, "We will always be people of hope and life."
Satan is attacking bishops; they must fight with prayer, pope says
In these times, Pope Francis said, it seems like the devil, "the great accuser, has been let loose and he's got it in for the bishops. True, there are, we are all sinners, we bishops."
Council of Cardinals expresses ‘full solidarity’ with pope
They also said the Vatican is planning a response to allegations made against him by a former nuncio.
At eucharistic congress, English cardinal prays for pardon for bishops
Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster prayed for the forgiveness of bishops who had brought "the face of evil" into the Catholic Church by allowing or carrying out acts of abuse.
Fear leads to silence amid suffering of sick, needy, pope says
Instead of being viewed as "an occasion to manifest care and solidarity," the sick and the suffering are often seen as problem, the pope said Sept. 9 during his Sunday Angelus address.
Build church unity, shun clericalism, pope tells new bishops
The Catholic Church needs bishops who promote unity, "not soloists singing their own tune or captains fighting personal battles," Pope Francis told new bishops from the church's mission territories.
Bishops in several European countries urge support for Pope Francis
Bishops in several European countries issued statements urging Catholics to support Pope Francis in response to a former papal nuncio's demand for his resignation.
Pope praises evangelization through prayer, care for creation, welcome
Forming a community of women from different backgrounds and uniting them in prayer, in care for the earth and in hospitality to others is a powerful witness of Gospel values, Pope Francis told a group of Benedictine sisters.
Letter confirms Vatican officials knew of McCarrick allegations in 2000
A New York priest and retired seminary professor advised a former Vatican representative to the US of complaints he had received regarding the archbishop.