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Pope Francis gave a special message to Chinese Catholics at the end of his Mass in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on Sept. 3, 2023. / Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Jan 25, 2024 / 16:40 pm (CNA).Father Thaddeus Wang Yuesheng was consecrated bishop of Zhengzhou, China, on Thursday, bringing an end to a 70-year-long sede vacante. The Holy See Press Office announced on Thursday morning that Wang was appointed by Pope Francis as the bishop of Zhengzhou on Dec. 16, 2023. The report noted that the decision took place "in the framework of the Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People's Republic of China."  The Vatican Fides News Agency, which is part of the Dicastery for Evangelization, added that his appointment "was also favored by the direct contribution of the various components of the local Church, according to the criterion of synodality." In a statement published on the official website of the Bishops' Conference of the Catholic Churc...
Members of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia enjoying a performance of The Hillbilly Thomists at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on Aug. 1, 2022. / Credit: Joe Bukuras/CNACNA Staff, Jan 25, 2024 / 17:30 pm (CNA).Almost all Catholic religious in the United States who took final vows in 2023 were raised by their biological parents during the "most formative part of their childhood," according to a new survey by Georgetown University's Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA).The survey report, published this month, polled 101 religious in the U.S. who professed perpetual vows in 2023. Forty-eight religious brothers and priests and 53 religious sisters were surveyed.The report found that the vast majority of those surveyed had one thing in common: They came from stable, two-parent families.Ninety-nine percent of respondents said they were raised by their biological parents during the "most formative part of their childhood," the report said. And 88% said...
null / Credit: ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 25, 2024 / 17:55 pm (CNA).Religiously unaffiliated people, often referred to as "nones," now make up the largest religious category in the U.S., according to a new report by the Pew Research Center.Pew's new report, released Jan. 24, shows that nones now account for 28% of the total U.S. population, outstripping the next largest group, Catholics, who make up 20%.The recent data is consistent with a long-term trend of Americans rejecting religious affiliation in growing numbers, with the percentage nearly doubling from 16% in 2007.The rise of the nones has resulted in not only lessened religious participation but also a decrease in civic engagement with nones being less likely to vote, do volunteer work, or have strong friend groups or community, according to Pew.What is a 'none'?Although nones do not ascribe to a particular church or religious group and are much less likely to attend church services, not all are ath...
Archbishop José María Gil Tamayo presides over the Archdiocese of Granada, Spain. / Credit: Archdiocese of GranadaACI Prensa Staff, Jan 26, 2024 / 05:30 am (CNA)."I am not going to bless even one homosexual union," said the archbishop of Granada, Spain, José María Gil Tamayo, when asked about the application of the declaration Fiducia Supplicans on the pastoral meaning of blessings, published in December by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF).In a meeting with journalists held on the feast day of St. Francis de Sales, the patron saint of journalists, Jan. 24, Gil stated that his intention is to "bless the person" without having to do "a ceremony," according to Europe Press.The prelate read a statement expressing the position of the archdiocese regarding Fiducia Supplicans and said that, "in communion with Pope Francis, he will proceed with respect to nonliturgical pastoral blessings with a pastoral meaning, faithfully observing what the Holy See indicated in the F...
Cardinal Christophe Pierre speaks during an educational event at St. Petersburg Catholic High School in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Jan. 24, 2024. The event included a panel discussion on "The Risk of Education" by Father Luigi Giussani. The event was sponsored by the Tampa Bay Communion and Liberation community. / Credit: Teresa PetersonCNA Staff, Jan 26, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the pope's ambassador to the United States, was in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Jan. 24 to draw attention to the issue of education and discuss what is needed to help young people thrive in the modern world.During his approximately 24-hour visit to the state, the apostolic nuncio moderated the education forum "Education and the Road to Destiny" at St. Petersburg Catholic High School. Bishop Gregory Parkes of St. Petersburg hosted the forum. The forum discussed "The Risk of Education," a book published by Italian priest and educator Father Luigi Giussani, founder of the Cat...
Father Simon-Peter Engurait. / Credit: Uganda Episcopal ConferenceCNA Staff, Jan 26, 2024 / 07:15 am (CNA).Father Simon-Peter Engurait has been chosen as diocesan administrator of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana following the unexpected death last week of Bishop Mario Dorsonville.Dorsonville died of complications stemming from liver disease on Jan. 19, leaving the diocese sede vacante. Engurait, who has been the vicar general of the diocese since 2017, was selected by the college of consultors of the diocese to serve as diocesan administrator until Pope Francis appoints a new bishop.Born in Ngora District, Eastern Uganda, Engurait holds a master's of divinity degree from Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans and was ordained a priest on May 26, 2013. He served as associate pastor at St. Francis Cathedral in Houma and at the parishes of St. Hilary of Poitiers in Mathews, St. Genevieve in Thibodaux, and Christ the Redeemer in Thibodaux. He is currently pastor of St. Brid...
Security forces guard St. John's Catholic Church in Youhanabad, Lahore, Pakistan, in 2019. / Credit: Aid to the Church in NeedWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 26, 2024 / 09:15 am (CNA).Pakistan is ending its mandatory study of Islam for non-Muslim children in first through 12th grade and implementing a new curriculum, one that will allow children to study the religion to which their families belong.The new religious education curriculum, which was approved on Jan. 22, creates education plans for seven minority religions in Pakistan, including Christianity. The classes will be offered to non-Muslim students as alternatives to "Islamiat" classes, which are courses on Islam that had previously been required for all students.The lesson plans for each of the religions were developed by religious education experts from those religions, according to a notification published by Pakistan's Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training. The new curriculum will go into effect in t...
Mary Rose and Ryan Verret. / Credit: Courtesy image via Be LightCNA Staff, Jan 26, 2024 / 10:40 am (CNA).Pope Francis recently nominated two U.S.-based Catholic advocates of marriage and family life to a key Vatican dicastery, an honor that left the recipients both "stunned" and "excited." The Holy Father named Ryan and Mary Rose Verret as consultants to the Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life, according to a press release from the Verrets' marriage ministry Witness to Love.The Dicastery for the Laity, Family, and Life says on its website that it "promotes the pastoral care of marriage and the family on the basis of the teachings of the Church's magisterium" and "works to ensure the recognition of the rights and duties of spouses and of families in the Church, society, and in economic and political life."Louisiana-based Witness to Love touts itself as "an internationally used model of marriage preparation." Mary Rose Verret told CNA last yea...
Seminarians at Good Shepherd Major Seminary in Nigeria's Kaduna state where four students were kidnapped and one, Michael Nnadi, was killed in 2020. / Credit: Good Shepherd Major Seminary Kaduna/ FacebookACI Africa, Jan 26, 2024 / 11:40 am (CNA).Last year, 2023, was a difficult year for Brother Peter Olarewaju, a postulant at the Benedictine monastery in Nigeria's Ilorin Diocese who was kidnapped alongside two others at the monastery. Olarewaju underwent different kinds of torture and witnessed the murder of his companion, Brother Godwin Eze.After his release, Olarewaju said his kidnapping was a blessing, as it had strengthened his faith. He even said that he is now prepared to die for his faith."I am prepared to die a martyr in this dangerous country. I am ready any moment to die for Jesus. I feel this very strongly," Olarewaju said in an interview with ACI Africa, CNA's news partner in Africa, on Nov. 26, 2023, days after he was set free by suspected Fulani kidnappers.T...
Pope Francis meets with members of the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. / Credit: Vatican MediaRome Newsroom, Jan 26, 2024 / 12:00 pm (CNA).Pope Francis on Friday clarified the Vatican's position on same-sex blessings, affirming the recent declaration Fiducia Supplicans and emphasizing that "moral perfection" isn't a requirement for receiving a blessing.The Dec. 18, 2023, document, published by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF), authorizes nonliturgical blessings for same-sex couples and others in "irregular situations," including those who have divorced and remarried.The Holy Father made his remarks to members of the Vatican's doctrinal office, offering them guidance for dealing with matters of faith, human dignity, and sacramental discipline in "the face of the epochal change that characterizes our time.""The intent of the 'pastoral and spontaneous blessings' is to concretely show the closeness of the ...
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