• Bishops are collectively known as the College of Bishops and can hold such additional titles as archbishop, cardinal, patriarch, or pope. (wikipedia.org)
  • The House also agreed to a proposal where members of the LLF Reference Group will accompany the bishops during parts of the College of Bishops meetings in the autumn of 2022. (churchofengland.org)
  • The UMC Africa College of Bishops released a statement Monday stemming from their official meeting held Sept. 3-7 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. (christianpost.com)
  • A bishop is to have a special concern for priests, listening to them, using them as counsellors, ensuring that they are adequately provided for in every way, and defending their rights set forth in the Code of Canon Law. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Catholic Church in Switzerland is to order its dioceses to put in place safeguards to prevent sexual abuse of children by priests. (swissinfo.ch)
  • Amadee Grab, president of the Swiss Bishops Conference, said the measures would not resolve the problem of sexual abuse by priests but added: "I am convinced the measures we have adopted are a good basis. (swissinfo.ch)
  • Swiss bishops began drafting the rules two years ago, even before problems of paedophile priests in the United States started to make headlines and damage the church's image. (swissinfo.ch)
  • The Swiss bishops have formed an 11-member task force made up of lawyers, psychologists and priests, which will discuss with bishops ways to prevent abuse of minors by members of the church and how best to deal with cases when they emerge. (swissinfo.ch)
  • Any move to let women take the top positions in the Church of England is fiercely opposed by conservative Anglo-Catholics, who believe that only men should be priests and bishops. (straitstimes.com)
  • Since then, a number of bishops and hundreds of priests have expressed their "disappointment" at the document. (lifesitenews.com)
  • But through the fullness of Holy Orders, bishops are commissioned priests, prophets and kings at a sacral level which exceeds that of other members of the Church. (catholicculture.org)
  • If the bishop immerses himself in the way of life outlined in step 1 and cultivates the same spirit in his seminarians and priests, the vast majority will be positively inspired in their own ministries. (catholicculture.org)
  • In open defiance, several priests conducted an event blessing same-sex couples outside the iconic Cologne Cathedral Sept. 21. (ncregister.com)
  • Women serving as priests and in other positions of power within the church? (irishcentral.com)
  • One of the bishops was saying he has a vast region and that if the per capita number of priests in his diocese were applied to Italy, there would be 64 priests in Italy. (ncregister.com)
  • From this it can be surmised that the "proba" was originally a church prison, intended for the detention of misbehaving priests, and that such lock-ups were found in all bishopric cities, as it was there, of course, that the bishop and cathedral chapter exercised their jurisdiction over church folk. (lu.se)
  • This could include bishops who sit in the House of Lords introducing legislation to allow women bishops without going through the General Synod. (straitstimes.com)
  • Parliament would be likely to vote in favour of the measure if the General Synod had previously backed it and the first women bishops could be approved by the end of 2014. (straitstimes.com)
  • However, the fear that Germany's "Synodal Way will influence Rome is not without foundation, as last year the Pope tasked the Roman Synod on Synodality with introducing needed changes so as to usher in " a different Church . (lifesitenews.com)
  • The House agreed to the plan for bishops' engagement with LLF in 2022 and the proposal for LLF engagement at the July Synod in 2022. (churchofengland.org)
  • The anecdote, which did not name the parish or priest, was collected as part of the global church listening process that Francis has invoked through the synod on synodality . (ncronline.org)
  • But he hopes that the synod process will ensure the wider church hears it, too - a message increasingly from the laity that there is resistance within the U.S. church to addressing climate change and other environmental issues, even as Francis and the Vatican have elevated them as urgent priorities for Catholics and all people. (ncronline.org)
  • Along with the lack of institutional church support, Misleh said another main takeaway from their synod listening sessions came from young adults, who are concerned by climate change but feel a disconnect between their college campuses, where the issue is discussed and engaged, and their home parishes where it's ignored or devalued. (ncronline.org)
  • The choice of the two suffragans was seen as a step toward an election of a diocesan bishop, something the Cuban synod has not been able to accomplish in more than a decade due to splits over political issues. (anglicanjournal.com)
  • Synod, as one of its first actions, approved Bishop Tamayo's request that the Metropolitan Council select two suffragans. (anglicanjournal.com)
  • Bishop Brendan Leahy shares his hopes for the Synod on Synodality this October in Rome which he is attending along with outlining possible next steps for the Irish synodal pathway. (catholicbishops.ie)
  • Archbishop Eamon Martin highlights the importance of prayer in the Synod process as we explore a new way of being Church while remaining faithful to the Church's tradition and teaching. (catholicbishops.ie)
  • VATICAN CITY - Arguments for and against ordaining married men in the Amazon, calls to avoid syncretism, and a balanced approach to inculturation were just some of Bishop Robert McElro y 's early observations of the Synod of Bishops on the Pan-Amazon Region, which he shared with the Register on Thursday. (ncregister.com)
  • Bishop Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst of Limburg, Germany, leaves a meeting of the Synod of Bishops on the new evangelization at the Vatican on Oct. 19, 2012. (religionnews.com)
  • Dr Peter Paul Saldanha, bishop of Mangalore celebrated the Moment of Marian Prayer for Synod in Rosario Cathedral during the early morning Mass on May 31. (daijiworld.com)
  • The general secretariat of the Synod in Rome has requested Episcopal Conferences worldwide to arrange for the celebration of a 'Moment of Marian Prayer' on May 31 - the liturgical memorial of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the conclusion of the Marian Month - in preparation for and prayerful expectation of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops. (daijiworld.com)
  • In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing Catholics in his jurisdiction, sanctifying the world and representing the Church. (wikipedia.org)
  • Diocesan bishops-known as eparchial bishops in the Eastern Catholic Churches-are assigned to govern local regions within the Catholic Church known as dioceses in the Latin Church and eparchies in the Eastern Churches. (wikipedia.org)
  • As of 2020, there were approximately 5,600 living bishops total in the Latin and Eastern churches of the Catholic Church. (wikipedia.org)
  • See: Appointment of Catholic bishops Since the Second Vatican Council of 1965 diocesan bishops and their equals "who have become less capable of fulfilling their duties properly because of the increasing burden of age or some other serious reason, are earnestly requested to offer their resignation from office either at their own initiative or upon the invitation of the competent authority. (wikipedia.org)
  • Latin Catholic bishops also must make regular ad limina visits to the Holy See every five years. (wikipedia.org)
  • The measure is part of new rules to prevent sexual abuse by the clergy amid a series of high-profile abuse cases that have rocked the Catholic church, especially in the United States. (swissinfo.ch)
  • The new rules come in the wake of high-profile abuse cases that have rocked the Catholic church. (swissinfo.ch)
  • This content was published on Mar 25, 2002 Mar 25, 2002 The Catholic Church in Switzerland has announced it is forming a task force to tackle sex abuse committed by members of the clergy. (swissinfo.ch)
  • This content was published on Jun 6, 2002 Jun 6, 2002 Hopes that the Catholic Church in Switzerland would take quick action to combat paedophilia by clergymen have suffered a setback. (swissinfo.ch)
  • The wide ranging interview, aired on April 27, covered Pell's 405 days in prison after having been unjustly convicted of child sexual abuse, as well as issues in the Catholic Church today. (lifesitenews.com)
  • He mentioned "two basic positions," one of which takes its guidance from Scripture and the Catholic Church, whereas the other is an "alternative Christian point of view," in which "the last word comes from modern understandings of the Scriptures. (lifesitenews.com)
  • His comments come as large parts of the church in Germany have reacted angrily to the recent reiteration of Catholic doctrine, when the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) responded in the negative to a question about whether the Church had "the power to give the blessing to unions of persons of the same sex. (lifesitenews.com)
  • However, Cardinal Pell issued a clear reminder of the responsibility of Catholic bishops, as well as the limits to their power, noting that ultimately, they are the protectors of Catholic doctrine: "Of course the duty of the German bishops is to uphold the teachings of Scripture, to uphold the teachings of the Church. (lifesitenews.com)
  • Basically, we have an obligation to keep presenting the teachings of Christ and the teachings of the Catholic Church. (lifesitenews.com)
  • As LifeSiteNews reported earlier this year, "a document approved by participants in a 174-22 vote calls for a 're-evaluation' of Church teaching against homosexuality and revision of the Catechism of the Catholic Church , claiming that homosexual acts are 'not a sin. (lifesitenews.com)
  • The open dissent from Catholic moral teaching among the German episcopate prompted Australian Cardinal George Pell in April to call on the Pope to reaffirm the unchanging doctrine and Tradition of the Church. (lifesitenews.com)
  • It was included in a report compiled by the Catholic Climate Covenant at the invitation of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops as part of the synodal process. (ncronline.org)
  • As election day looms, Catholic bishops throughout the country are issuing pastoral guidance on how Catholics should think about their vote, emphasizing the preeminent importance of "life issues" and Church teaching. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • This decision, he said, must be made with a "well-formed conscience" that is formed through prayer, Scripture, and "honestly inform(ing) yourself about the moral teaching of the Catholic Church," he said. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • Zubik said that the primacy of the right to life has been a "consistent Catholic teaching," and pointed to the words of St. John Paul II, Pope Francis, and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops as examples of this. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • Everyone has a role in Catholic renewal, but there can be no question that the greatest spur to an authentic renewal of the Church is episcopal leadership. (catholicculture.org)
  • A bishop who follows the first two steps will already be well along the road of attracting seminarians, and it is paramount for him both to encourage vocations to the priesthood from within his diocese and to ensure personally that his seminarians are not only well-educated in a truly Catholic sense but well-formed spiritually and morally. (catholicculture.org)
  • Bishops must learn again to avoid entanglement in social issues to which Catholic teaching can be only prudentially applied. (catholicculture.org)
  • Consequently, the first prophetic duty of a bishop is to ensure, beginning with his own example, that the truths of Catholic faith and morals are clearly proclaimed and taught throughout his diocese. (catholicculture.org)
  • OTTAWA - Canada's bishops are working with the Vatican in the hope of issuing a new statement from the Catholic Church on the Doctrine of Discovery, the organizers of the papal visit said Wednesday. (timescolonist.com)
  • on Monday, which has prompted criticism it failed to fully recognize the role played by the Catholic Church in the residential school system. (timescolonist.com)
  • Criticisms of the apology include that Francis did not mention sexual abuse in his remarks, and he mentioned the "evil" committed by Christians, but not the Catholic Church as an institution. (timescolonist.com)
  • The minister said that apology - delivered by Pope Benedict XVI through a letter - directly referred to the sexual abuses suffered by Irish children and the role played by the Catholic Church. (timescolonist.com)
  • Sinclair has said the Pope's words left a "deep hole" in recognizing the full role the Catholic Church played in operating residential schools by highlighting the actions of Christians, not the church as an institution. (timescolonist.com)
  • EWTN News, Inc. is the world's largest Catholic news organization, comprised of television, radio, print and digital media outlets, dedicated to reporting the truth in light of the Gospel and the Catholic Church. (ncregister.com)
  • Based on intensive discussions with those affected and intensive scientific studies on the occurrence of abuse of children and young people by clerics in our country, we had to painfully accept that there are multi-dimensional systemic factors in the Catholic Church which favour abuse. (ncregister.com)
  • Your argumentation that bishops have made mistakes in dealing with abuse and instead of taking responsibility for it, they now want to fundamentally question the doctrine of the Church in Germany, is, from my humble insight, frighteningly one-line and unfortunately does not do justice by far to the complex reality of the structures in the Catholic Church that facilitate abuse," Bishop Bätzing wrote to Archbishop Aquila. (ncregister.com)
  • I take your objections seriously," he said, "because they indicate concern and at the same time that we also in the Catholic Church worldwide live in a thoroughly plural situation of different social life worlds and theological assessments. (ncregister.com)
  • Why are some Catholic bishops talking about denying Communion to pro-choice politicians? (beliefnet.com)
  • The Catholic Church teaches that those who 'formally cooperate in evil'--that is, those who enable evil to occur, whether they do it themselves or not--are guilty of sin. (beliefnet.com)
  • Because the Catholic Church believes abortion is sinful, many Church leaders think that politicians who support abortion rights in their political life (even if they say they are personally opposed to the procedure) should not receive Communion. (beliefnet.com)
  • Why would the bishops deny Communion to Catholic politicians based on abortion opinions, but not deny it to Catholics who support birth control, divorce or the Iraq war (even though Pope John Paul II opposed the war)? (beliefnet.com)
  • Abortion trumps most other issues when it comes to what the church refers to as a 'well-formed Catholic conscience. (beliefnet.com)
  • While a handful of outspoken bishops feel pro-choice Catholic politicians should be denied Communion, the majority have not taken a strong stance. (beliefnet.com)
  • Has the church always taken this position on Catholic politicians? (beliefnet.com)
  • Catholic bishops may feel that a laissez-faire attitude towards politicians has contributed, over the past three decades, to a casual attitude about politicians' and voters' moral responsibilities. (beliefnet.com)
  • Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron speaks on the first day of the spring general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore June 11, 2019. (ncronline.org)
  • Although the U.S. bishops' spring assembly in Baltimore was mostly devoted to responding to the sexual abuse crisis in the church, the bishops also considered something described as the second-most important issue currently facing U.S. church leaders: How to get religiously unaffiliated, or "nones," particularly young people, back to the Catholic Church. (ncronline.org)
  • Most of my Catholic friends have left the Church entirely. (patheos.com)
  • This happened because the Catholic Church destroyed my life and took everything I had- and because I found out they treated others far worse than they treated me. (patheos.com)
  • It's a brutal sect of the Catholic Church and extremely traumatic. (patheos.com)
  • Most importantly, they are predominantly young and zealous and wish to stay faithful to their Catholic faith," the bishop said. (catholicregister.org)
  • The Catholic Church claims 350,000 mostly expatriate members in Kuwait, making up six per cent of the emirate's population. (catholicregister.org)
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  • Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.A. - Bishop WEI Jingyi, the underground Roman Catholic Bishop of Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, was arrested September 9, 2002 by the Chinese authority. (cardinalkungfoundation.org)
  • He was the secretary of the underground Roman Catholic Bishops Conference from 1993-1995. (cardinalkungfoundation.org)
  • Joseph Kung, the president of the Cardinal Kung Foundation, said: "Currently, every one of the approximately 50 bishops of the underground Roman Catholic Church is either arrested, under house arrest, under strict surveillance, or in hiding. (cardinalkungfoundation.org)
  • The persecution of the underground Roman Catholic Church is obviously getting worse. (cardinalkungfoundation.org)
  • Sinicization is a directional issue: a signpost and a direction to adapt to the socialist society as well as an inherent rule and a fundamental requirement for the survival and development of the Catholic Church in China itself," Shen said, UCA News reported . (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • Shen serves as the vice chairman of the state-controlled Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association and is chairman of the Bishops' Conference of the Catholic Church in China (BCAA) - the episcopal conference of the state-sanctioned Church, a body not recognized by the Holy See. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • We must adhere to the principle of patriotism and love for the Church, adhere to the principle of independence and autonomy in running the Church, adhere to the principle of democracy in running the Church, and adhere to the direction of the sinicization of the Catholic Church in China. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • The seminar was attended by professors, local government representatives, Bishop Joseph li Shan of Beijing (chairman of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association), and members of the United Front Work Department, an organ of the CCP that directly handles religious affairs in mainland China. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • Well, to suddenly become one of the most influential Irish Americans in the Catholic Church, among other things. (irishcentral.com)
  • This, of course, means Farrell suddenly becomes a central figure in not only the Catholic Church but also the Francis papacy. (irishcentral.com)
  • But Tebartz-van Elst, 52, is only the latest German clergyman to run into trouble since Pope Francis took the helm of the Roman Catholic Church. (religionnews.com)
  • Tebartz-van Elst is just the tip of the iceberg," said Christian Weisner, spokesman for the German branch of We Are Church, an organization advocating Catholic Church reform. (religionnews.com)
  • The German Catholic Church is one of the country's wealthiest and largest organizations and its top officials expect a certain lifestyle," said Frerk, who has published two books on the German churches' wealth and what he describes as their opaque financing. (religionnews.com)
  • That brought the Catholic Church $7.1 billion in tax revenue in 2012. (religionnews.com)
  • Since the secularization process instigated by Napoleon in the early 19th century, the state also pays the Protestant and Catholic churches an annual allowance as compensation, which yielded a combined total of about $12 million for the Christian groups in 2012. (religionnews.com)
  • Many years later, when the greatest crisis of the Church hierarchy in Catholic American history became known in the summer of 2018-Theodore McCarrick's depravity, the cover-ups detailed in the Pennsylvania grand jury report, a deluge of reports of an immense homosexual Catholic clergy culture, and of serial predation at seminaries in Chile, Honduras, and Argentina-I felt the part of the boy I once was at the payphone. (crisismagazine.com)
  • I would never regard the Catholic Church in the same way. (crisismagazine.com)
  • As the veil of secret clergy sin lifted, and a seemingly endless red tide of revelations, cover-ups, and disorderliness poured into the consciences of Catholic laity that summer of 2018, Church leaders remained, startlingly, mostly silent. (crisismagazine.com)
  • I remember thinking what the might of a bishop-purchased full-page ad of remorse to their agonized laity in the National Catholic Register (whether or not they knew of McCarrick's bedding of seminarians, etc.) would have done to begin the work of reparation. (crisismagazine.com)
  • (CCCB - Ottawa )… The leaders of all the 24 member Churches of the Canadian Council of Churches (CCC), including the Most Reverend Richard Smith, Archbishop of Edmonton and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), have signed a joint letter to the Right Honourable Stephen Harper about the ongoing crises in the Middle East. (cccb.ca)
  • The Ukrainian Catholic Church in Canada , as well as the CCCB, are two of the 24 members of the Canadian Council of Churches, which includes Churches and ecclesial communities from all the country's major Christian traditions. (cccb.ca)
  • The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) is the national assembly of the Bishops of Canada. (cccb.ca)
  • For example, in one year over 50% of the bishops in the Catholic Church died. (who.int)
  • nbsp;The Church of England could vote to allow female bishops for the first time in its history on Monday, ending half a century of bitter divisions over the role of women. (straitstimes.com)
  • Although the idea of female bishops was rejected in 2012, senior church figures are hopeful it will pass this time after a careful reconciliation process involving figures who previously worked to bring peace to Northern Ireland. (straitstimes.com)
  • Now, Women and the Church , the activist group that organized for female bishops, have another radical demand: they want God to be identified as a woman . (good.is)
  • With the majority of Anglicans in the Church of England supporting women bishops, the emphasis since that time has been on uniting supporters and opponents around simple legislation, and bringing the legislative process to conclusion in the shortest possible time. (christiantoday.com)
  • The Women and the Church lobby group (WATCH) said it was 'very pleased' that legislation to enable women bishops was now proceeding, and that it looked forward to the first woman bishop being nominated by the end of the year. (christiantoday.com)
  • There are already Anglican women bishops in countries such as the United States and Australia. (straitstimes.com)
  • While a yes vote would not force Anglican churches in other countries to allow women bishops, senior clergy say it would send a powerful message which should prompt others to follow. (straitstimes.com)
  • Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will preach on March 15 and I will preach on March 22. (cathedral.org)
  • The clarification comes in the midst of a storm of controversy regarding the German bishops' proposals on changing the Church's teaching on sexual morality, the nature of marriage, contraception, the ordained priesthood, holy communion, ecclesiastical governance, and abortion. (lifesitenews.com)
  • The United Methodist Church's African bishops have recently reaffirmed their support for the traditional definition of marriage, as well as opposition over possible schism within the denomination. (christianpost.com)
  • Each bishop must, like any priest, place the celebration of the Church's sacraments at the center of his ministry. (catholicculture.org)
  • Archbishop Hutchison and Bishop Jefferts Schori are two of three members of the Metropolitan Council of Cuba, which has overseen the church's affairs since 1967, when the Cuban church split from the U.S. church due to difficult relations between the two countries' governments. (anglicanjournal.com)
  • Bishop Jefferts Schori, a former oceanographer, used fishing and sea images as she spoke of a "sea of possibilities" in the church's work to end human suffering. (anglicanjournal.com)
  • These situations "require exchange, critical dialogue and a new understanding and communication with each other, of course on the basis of what belongs to the revealed unchangeable heritage of the Church's faith," Bishop Bätzing wrote. (ncregister.com)
  • VATICAN CITY, April 30, 2021 ( LifeSiteNews ) - In a newly released interview, Australian Cardinal George Pell has issued a warning to dissident German clergy, describing their opposition to the perennial teaching of the Church as "ominous," and stating that it is the "duty of the German bishops to uphold the teachings of Scripture" and the Church. (lifesitenews.com)
  • Throughout the sessions, a near-unified message emerged: lay Catholics who have heard, embraced and worked to live out church teachings on the Christian responsibility to safeguard God's creation feel little to no support from clergy, bishops and dioceses, and in some cases direct opposition. (ncronline.org)
  • Backed by most of the UMC Council of Bishops , the One Church Plan would remove language labeling homosexuality "incompatible with Christian teaching," and allow churches in the United States to permit same-sex weddings and gay ordination while letting clergy and some overseas conferences retain official opposition. (christianpost.com)
  • Alan Wilson, the Bishop of Buckingham, who has a high public profile and is active on social media, predicted that homosexual marriage among the clergy will become the norm and one day, people will wonder what the fuss was about. (christiantoday.com)
  • He offered his 'congratulations to all who have got married in the year, or who have converted their civil partnerships' in 2014 and called on Christians to pray for gay clergy who had taken advantage of new legislation to marry their partners, setting them against Church discipline. (christiantoday.com)
  • The Cardinal was joined by Bishop Martin Drennan, by the Papal Nuncio Archbishop Charles Brown, by Bishop Brendan Kelly of Achonry who is a native of this diocese and by a very large number of active and retired clergy. (catholicbishops.ie)
  • The really important issue for the Church is: Do we teach publicly what Christ taught? (lifesitenews.com)
  • Therefore, it is desirable that the proposals of the Way of the particular Churches in Germany may be incorporated into the synodal process on which the universal Church is traveling, in order to contribute to mutual enrichment and to bear witness to the unity with which the Body of the Church manifests its fidelity to Christ the Lord. (lifesitenews.com)
  • The first of my ten steps, then, is that a bishop must continually reconceptualize his life and ministry in terms of what it means to be priest, prophet and king in conformity to Jesus Christ. (catholicculture.org)
  • We ask the church to pray for an outpouring of love and peace which will help us to focus on our true mission for Christ. (ame-church.com)
  • Howell is chaplain of the House of Bishops and serves as dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Connecticut. (episcopalchurch.org)
  • Our Church needs change in order to faithfully carry out her mission and take the precious Gospel of Jesus Christ to the people of our time. (ncregister.com)
  • I've had to re-think everything the Church has taught me and decide what was good and what was bad, but I still think that Christ is good and I want to know Him. (patheos.com)
  • She has made comments concerning 'Mother Jesus,' repeatedly expressed her conviction that Jesus Christ is one of many ways to salvation, and communicated her vision for the mission of the church with progressive social justice terminology. (christiannewswire.com)
  • Christ is present and the Church is present, and, often, you'll have a catechist present, and so there is some degree of lay leadership already there in the community, so there's presence. (ncregister.com)
  • Love for God, Christ in the Eucharist, and His Church was part of the air I breathed. (crisismagazine.com)
  • A "diocesan bishop" is entrusted with the care of a local Church (diocese). (wikipedia.org)
  • Previously, a diocesan bishop had filled the U.S. position on the council. (anglicanjournal.com)
  • Sadly, Bishop Jefferts Schori's investiture may exacerbate tensions already existing in the Anglican Communion, which is still deeply wounded as a result of TEC's actions in consecrating an openly gay bishop and approving same-sex blessings as a local option subject to the approval of the diocesan bishop. (christiannewswire.com)
  • Owing to the reverence in which the Church used to be held, Western bishops too often had the opportunity to become deeply involved in prudential socio-political and economic issues, to the detriment of their proper focus on absolute issues of faith, morals and sacramental life. (catholicculture.org)
  • we remain faithfully committed to our consecration vows as Bishops of the church to 'maintain the unity of the church. (christianpost.com)
  • He has really worked for healing and reconciliation and is an instrument of unity," said Archbishop Hutchison, who will return to Cuba June 10 for the two new bishops' consecration. (anglicanjournal.com)
  • It would not be permissible to introduce new official structures or doctrines in the dioceses before an agreement reached at the level of the universal Church, which would constitute a violation of ecclesial communion and a threat to the unity of the Church. (lifesitenews.com)
  • In their feedback to the Covenant, Creighton students said they rarely hear climate change discussed in their home dioceses or connected to church teaching in homilies. (ncronline.org)
  • If results throughout the long history of the Church are any guide, however, even bishops often do not know the concrete steps they should be taking to move their dioceses closer to this perennial goal. (catholicculture.org)
  • Greeks journeying westward from choice or economic necessity, and Slavs driven westward by persecution, have brought their Church with them, establishing across all Europe and America a network of dioceses and parishes, theological colleges and monasteries. (fatheralexander.org)
  • All of this has not helped heal a rapidly splintering church, and seven dioceses have requested some form of alternative oversight. (christiannewswire.com)
  • RNS) As the new pontiff tries to reform the way the church does business, German dioceses, which reportedly include the world's wealthiest in Cologne, are chafing under the new direction as membership numbers continue to dwindle. (religionnews.com)
  • Canada helped usher in a new era for the Cuban Episcopal church in early February when Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, the Canadian primate, participated in the selection of two suffragan (assistant) bishops for the island nation - one of them the first female bishop in the Caribbean. (anglicanjournal.com)
  • Archbishop Hutchison's visit to Cuba from Jan. 29 to Feb. 5 also included meetings with government officials, the papal nuncio, Canada's ambassador and representatives of the Cuban Council of Churches. (anglicanjournal.com)
  • Archbishop Peers, Archbishop Hutchison's predecessor, chaired the Metropolitan Council and attended synods many times in his 18 years as primate of the Canadian church. (anglicanjournal.com)
  • The statement came in the latest instance of epistolary exchange between Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg and Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver. (ncregister.com)
  • Such is my conviction," Bishop Bätzing wrote in a May 5 letter to Archbishop Aquila . (ncregister.com)
  • In May 2021, Archbishop Aquila wrote that the synodal path's first text put forward "untenable" proposals for changes to Church teaching. (ncregister.com)
  • Still, even as Francis drives around Vatican City in a 20-year-old white Renault clunker gifted by an Italian priest, the head of the German Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Robert Zollitsch, balked at the idea of giving up his company car, a BMW 740d. (religionnews.com)
  • Pope Francis has picked the 55-year-old Bishop of Río Gallegos Jorge García Cuerva to become the new Archbishop of Buenos Aires after Cardinal Mario Aurelio Poli submitted his resignation due to his age. (mercopress.com)
  • The new archbishop has been a member of the Dicastery for Bishops since July 20, 2021, and Pontifical Commissioner of the Institute of Diocesan Law Miles Christi since Nov. 2022. (mercopress.com)
  • Dr. Antje Jackelén was the Archbishop and Primate of the Church of Sweden 2014-2022 and prior to that Bishop of the Diocese of Lund. (lu.se)
  • In the interim, we invite all members of the diocese to join us online for virtual worship services at Washington National Cathedral on Sunday March 15 and Sunday March 22. (cathedral.org)
  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 / Christian Newswire / -- Katharine Jefferts Schori, former Bishop of Nevada, was invested as Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church (TEC) at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington , DC , on Saturday, November 4, 2006. (christiannewswire.com)
  • In the Latin Church the minor orders were abolished after the Second Vatican Council. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Council of Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church convened its Annual Meeting in Jamaica, the 16th Episcopal District. (ame-church.com)
  • We congratulate Bishop Sarah Frances Taylor Davis on her Investiture as President of the Council of Bishops. (ame-church.com)
  • We are appreciative for the impeccable hospitality of the 16th Episcopal District in hosting the Council of Bishops and The General Board, along with other component meetings during this week. (ame-church.com)
  • The Council would like the Church to know that we are pursuing situations with due diligence. (ame-church.com)
  • Since the General Conference, it was agreed by the Council of Bishops that the nature of the location of Bishop McCloud should not deprive him of his place in the rotation for the presidency of The Council of Bishops. (ame-church.com)
  • they are part of the three-member Metropolitan Council of Cuba that has overseen Cuban church affairs since 1967. (anglicanjournal.com)
  • It was Bishop Jefferts Schori's first international visit as a primate and the first time a U.S. presiding bishop personally attended a meeting of the Metropolitan Council. (anglicanjournal.com)
  • The United Methodist Church Council of Bishops, along with millions of people across the globe, are weeping and praying for the people of the Holy Land. (vaumc.org)
  • This Council spanned the pontificates of five popes and shone as a beacon to all the world, condemning errors of the Protestant Reformation and making pronouncements on a vast number of Church doctrines and disciplines. (lu.se)
  • The first female primate (senior bishops) in the worldwide Anglican Communion also took part in the appointment, as Katharine Jefferts Schori, presiding bishop of the U.S. Episcopal Church, made her first visit to Cuba. (anglicanjournal.com)
  • In order to safeguard the freedom of the People of God and the exercise of the episcopal ministry, it seems necessary to clarify: The "Synodal Way" in Germany is not authorized to oblige the bishops and the faithful to adopt new forms of governance and new orientations of doctrine and morals. (lifesitenews.com)
  • He added, "I am glad and appreciate the fact that your opinion is by no means shared by all the faithful and bishops, even in the Church in the United States. (ncregister.com)
  • He followed in the footsteps of his Boston predecessor, Cardinal Richard Cushing, who represented Pope Paul Vl at the dedication of the Cathedral in 1965. (catholicbishops.ie)
  • The 2016 Trinity Institute conference (TI2016), "Listen for a Change: Sacred Conversations for Racial Justice," began Thursday, January 21 with a sermon from the Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. (trinitywallstreet.org)
  • Galvanized by the calls of our Indigenous partners, and by the Holy Father's remarks, Canada's bishops are working with the Vatican and those who have studied this issue, with the goal of issuing a new statement from the church," she added. (timescolonist.com)
  • Canada's bishops continue to reject and resist the ideas associated with the Doctrine of Discovery in the strongest possible way. (timescolonist.com)
  • This is a top priority for our church, said Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron of Los Angeles, chairman of the bishops' Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis, who is known for his website, "Word on Fire," and for hosting the documentary series "Catholicism. (ncronline.org)
  • I try not to pay attention to Bishop Robert Barron, and I fail . (patheos.com)
  • Bishop Jefferts Schori, in an interview with Associated Press, noted that "Nerva will also be the first woman bishop outside the 'first world. (anglicanjournal.com)
  • Bishop Jefferts Schori is fluent in the language. (anglicanjournal.com)
  • While the bishop is meant to be a symbol of unity for the entire church, Bishop Jefferts Schori has continually made comments that make orthodox Anglicans feel less and less a part of TEC. (christiannewswire.com)
  • It's true that Bishop Jefferts Schori has been praised as someone warmhearted and adept at building bridges with those who disagree with her. (christiannewswire.com)
  • On 15 February 2018, Pope Francis established the same rule for non-cardinal bishops serving in the Roman Curia, who had previously lost their positions automatically at 75. (wikipedia.org)
  • Precisely because this involves the internal consistency of our message about the value of the human person, the Church cannot be expected to change her position on this question," Pope Francis wrote of abortion in his apostolic exhortation Evangelii gaudium . (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • Shen was officially installed as bishop of Shanghai on July 15, when Pope Francis decided to retroactively approve his appointment. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • On August 17, Pope Francis named Farrell, who had served nearly a decade as bishop of Dallas, the leader of a new Vatican department designed to reach out to "the Laity, the Family and Life. (irishcentral.com)
  • Or will Francis -- and millions of other wavering American Catholics -- actually live to see their church change in meaningful ways? (irishcentral.com)
  • According to Gerard O'Connell in America magazine, "Pope Francis' decision to choose an American bishop to head this new department is a clear sign of his high esteem for the church in the United States and for the people of this country that he came to know during his visit last year. (irishcentral.com)
  • Francis temporarily suspended the bishop on Wednesday while a church commission investigates the expenditures on the $42 million residence complex. (religionnews.com)
  • There is a real clash of cultures between Germany's current cardinals and bishops - nominated under John Paul II or Benedict XVI - and Pope Francis. (religionnews.com)
  • Since becoming pope, Francis has repeatedly urged the church to strip itself of all "vanity, arrogance and pride" and humbly serve the poorest in society. (religionnews.com)
  • Carsten Frerk, who specializes on church finances in Germany, said German bishops' reluctance to follow Francis' new course is no surprise. (religionnews.com)
  • Some conservative Catholics, however, see the Pope's statement today as an invitation for the heretical ideas of the German "Synodal Way" to be considered in Rome for the universal Church. (lifesitenews.com)
  • Many bishops and conservative Catholics would prefer that pro-choice politicians simply did not present himself for Communion. (beliefnet.com)
  • Conservative bishops from the Global South and progressives - mostly from the Global North - began staking out the terms for continued wrangling over human sexuality in the Anglican Communion as the Lambeth Conference begins to wind down. (fulcrum-anglican.org.uk)
  • Next February, the UMC will hold a special session of General Conference to resolve the debate over whether to change the church body's official stance against homosexual acts and same-sex marriage. (christianpost.com)
  • Perhaps in the ad, bishops could have collectively pledged to commit the remainder of 2018 and all of 2019 to penitential acts and to a daily Holy Hour, where they would beg God's mercy for the shame and landslide of scandal they'd allowed into the Church. (crisismagazine.com)
  • More seriously, before any bishop should embark on these ten steps, I would recommend he follow the example of Bishop Fulton Sheen by making a holy hour before the Blessed Sacrament each and every day of his episcopal ministry. (catholicculture.org)
  • This is true not only for individual bishops but for episcopal conferences in all their extended forms. (catholicculture.org)
  • On behalf of the AME Church, we say thanks to Bishop & Supervisor Davis, The 16th Episcopal District and Jamaica! (ame-church.com)
  • The Episcopal Church has advocated for a lifting of the U.S. embargo on trade with Cuba that has been in effect since 1961. (anglicanjournal.com)
  • As Bishop of a small diocese that failed to show any substantial growth in attendance, despite being located in the fastest growing state in the Nation, it is unclear how Schori is prepared to address the same problems taking place in the wider Episcopal Church from her new national office. (christiannewswire.com)
  • While the text of the accord is secret, it regulates the appointment of bishops of the mainland - and stipulates that episcopal appointments require approval from both the Holy See and the People's Republic of China. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • VATICAN CITY ( LifeSiteNews ) - After the Vatican clarified today in a statement to the German bishops that the "Synodal Way" could not operate on its own apart from the Holy See without violating ecclesial communion, it then indicated that the proposals of the German prelates should be "incorporated into the synodal process on which the universal Church is traveling, in order to contribute to mutual enrichment. (lifesitenews.com)
  • LifeSiteNews German correspondent Maike Hickson took to Twitter , interpreting the Vatican's call for the German "Synodal Way" to "converge with the synodal path being followed by the Universal Church for mutual enrichment" as "meaning: not so fast, Germans, let us establish first the new rules universally. (lifesitenews.com)
  • Vatican asks that the German Synodal Way "will converge with the synodal path being followed by the Universal Church for mutual enrichment. (lifesitenews.com)
  • LIMBURG, Germany - The president of the German bishops' conference has expressed his belief that Church teaching needs further development, in response to critique of the synodal path in that country. (ncregister.com)
  • He was among the drafters of an April 11 open letter that warned the synodal path may lead to schism, now signed by more than 100 bishops, six of whom are cardinals. (ncregister.com)
  • And on May 2 he wrote to Bishop Bätzing reiterating that the synodal path challenges, and even repudiates, the deposit of faith. (ncregister.com)
  • In his May 5 response, the Bishop of Limburg maintained that the synodal path is an appropriate response to clerical sex abuse. (ncregister.com)
  • The CCBI Office bearers, unanimously felt that, just as the inauguration of the Synodal Journey had taken place in each diocese, this celebration too should be held in each diocese on the indicated date, either in the Cathedral or in one or more Marian shrines of the territory. (daijiworld.com)
  • As the Synodal Pathway of listening and discerning unfolds, we the bishops of England and Wales, are paying particular attention to the hopes and fears, the joys and anxieties of all who are sharing their thoughts and feelings with us. (stchadscathedral.org.uk)
  • He also said the "intention is fundamentally pastoral" and will allow the bishop to "work with greater serenity to promote evangelization and foster ecclesial communion. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • After his priestly ordination in 1997, he was incardinated in the Diocese of San Isidro, where he began his ministry in the popular neighborhoods of the suburbs and was parochial vicar of the Nuestra Señora de la Cava Church, in the middle of the La Cava slum. (mercopress.com)
  • Catholics believe this special charism and office has been transmitted through an unbroken succession of bishops by the laying on of hands in the sacrament of holy orders. (wikipedia.org)
  • Only a bishop has authority to confer the sacrament of holy orders. (wikipedia.org)
  • Now we will decide how to best process the knowledge and find a good place for him", says Bishop Johan Tyrberg of the Diocese of Lund. (lu.se)
  • They will also help bishops in concrete cases," Agnell Richenmann, general secretary of the Swiss Bishop Conference, told swissinfo. (swissinfo.ch)
  • In April, Bishop Georg Bätzing, the Head of the German Bishops' Conference, ignored the warning of other European bishops that the Church in Germany was in danger of schism . (lifesitenews.com)
  • For next year's special session, three major plans are being considered for the future of the UMC: the One Church Plan, the Traditional Plan, and the Connectional Conference Plan. (christianpost.com)
  • Bishop Georg Bätzing at the closing press conference of the spring plenary meeting of the German bishops' conference. (ncregister.com)
  • In his closing words on Friday evening, the Parish Priest of the Cathedral parish, Canon Peter Rabbitte, made a particular point of encouraging the people of Galway and beyond to come in and explore the Cathedral, their Cathedral, to experience its magnificence, its artistry, and most of all, to experience its capacity to accept, to sooth and to heal. (catholicbishops.ie)
  • Catholics trace the origins of the office of bishop to the apostles, who it is believed were endowed with a special charism and office by the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. (wikipedia.org)
  • I recognize that many of you feel such deep distress about this election, perhaps the most contentious in the course of our lifetime," Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh said in a Sept. 22 letter to Catholics in his diocese . (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • The short answer is: a lot," the bishop said, noting the sobering statistic he said many in the room probably were aware of - that 50% of Catholics 30 years old and younger have left the church. (ncronline.org)
  • My friends, most of the Catholics I know, have left the Church for similar reasons. (patheos.com)
  • There are 23 million German Catholics who have declared their faith and by law must pay 8 to 10 percent of their incomes to their respective churches. (religionnews.com)
  • The Church of England is the mother church of the global Anglican Communion, followed by some 80 million people in over 165 countries. (straitstimes.com)
  • The African bishops also stated that they reject any proposed plan at the special session that would lead to the mainline denomination splitting over theological differences. (christianpost.com)
  • Laryssa Waler, a spokeswoman for the papal visit, said Wednesday the Vatican has previously said the papal bulls linked to the doctrine have "no legal or moral authority" within the church. (timescolonist.com)
  • When the German bishops launched the process, they initially said that the deliberations would be "binding" on the Church in Germany, prompting a Vatican intervention that rejected such claims. (ncregister.com)
  • A Chinese bishop who was appointed last April against the wishes of the Vatican has renewed his commitment to implement the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s program of religious sinicization in his diocese. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • Shen made waves when he was unilaterally appointed as bishop of Shanghai in April without a papal mandate, thereby breaking the terms of the contested Sino-Vatican Accord. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • We do not support any legislation that calls for the dissolution of The United Methodist Church. (christianpost.com)
  • OXFORD, England - The bishop who administers the Church in Kuwait criticized legislation that would restrict Christian places of worship in the country. (catholicregister.org)
  • In February, the newly formed al-Adala (Justice) Bloc introduced legislation to remove Christian churches from Kuwait and impose Islamic law, or Shariah. (catholicregister.org)
  • Party officials said later the legislation would not remove the churches but prohibit further construction of Christian churches and non-Muslim places of worship in the country. (catholicregister.org)
  • His teachings and the moral truths of the Church guide us in all aspects of our lives, including how we vote," he added. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • The outcome of today's votes means it is possible that the first woman bishop could be appointed before the end of the year. (christiantoday.com)
  • This activity will be coupled with the annual Bishops' Retreat in January 2014. (ame-church.com)
  • The following sermon by the Very Rev. Miguelina Howell was shared with the House of Bishops during its March 8-13 retreat in Nauvoo, Alabama. (episcopalchurch.org)
  • Dickenson, a former chaplain to Bishop Whitsey, was jailed in March after admitting sexually assaulting a boy in the 1970s. (thinkinganglicans.org.uk)
  • The Institute on Religion and Democracy , founded in 1981, is an ecumenical alliance of U.S. Christians working to reform their churches' social witness, in accord with biblical and historic Christian teachings, thereby contributing to the renewal of democratic society at home and abroad. (christiannewswire.com)
  • Precisely as priest , the bishop must be visible to and at least potentially approachable by the laity as well. (catholicculture.org)
  • In reunion discussions the contribution of the Orthodox Church has often proved unexpectedly illuminating: precisely because the Orthodox have a different background from the west, they have been able to open up fresh lines of thought, and to suggest long-forgotten solutions to old difficulties. (fatheralexander.org)
  • The bishops recognize the concern of our church with various matters with legal ramifications. (ame-church.com)
  • BERLIN (RNS) The $20,000 bathtub and $482,000 walk-in closets ordered by "Bishop Bling-Bling" - the moniker of Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, the now-suspended bishop of Limburg - have scandalized the German public. (religionnews.com)
  • Bishop Long, Senior Pastor of New Birth, transitioned from this life early Sunday morning after a gallant private fight with an aggressive form of cancer," the statement said. (ajc.com)
  • According to their statement, the bishops held extensive discussions regarding the denomination's debate over homosexuality, which many believe may lead to the UMC splitting. (christianpost.com)
  • The church will also put more emphasis on making seminarians come to grips with their sexuality before they are allowed to enter the priesthood. (swissinfo.ch)
  • Every bishop is directly responsible for the quality of those who study for the priesthood for his diocese, those he ordains, and those who serve under him. (catholicculture.org)
  • When bishops do the latter, it becomes difficult for laity who disagree with their prudential judgments to accept their spiritual ministry. (catholicculture.org)
  • Each bishop must respect the role of the laity here. (catholicculture.org)
  • If the move again fails to go through at the meeting in York, northern England, the Church of England could be set to take drastic action. (straitstimes.com)
  • The first women vicars were ordained in the Church of England in 1994 but the issue of women's role in the Church has been debated for at least 50 years. (straitstimes.com)
  • The time has come now to sort it out and get on with it," said Canon Jane Hedges, Dean of Norwich in eastern England, who is tipped as a potential future bishop. (straitstimes.com)
  • Just a couple of months ago, The Church of England finally consecrated their first female bishop . (good.is)
  • Stay connected and get the latest updates about the Church of England straight to your inbox. (churchofengland.org)
  • A prominent bishop has claimed the Church of England suffers from 'serious institutional homophobia' and still has toovercome ignorance. (christiantoday.com)
  • The Church of England has today announced an Independent lessons learnt review into Bishop Whitsey case . (thinkinganglicans.org.uk)
  • We are deeply sorry and apologise to those individuals who have come forward to share their account of abuse by a bishop in the Church of England who was in a position of power and authority. (thinkinganglicans.org.uk)
  • Most important of all, in many different communions during the present century there has grown up a compelling and unprecedented desire for the visible unity of all Christians, and this has given rise to a new interest in the Orthodox Church. (fatheralexander.org)
  • The first stage in the separation came in the fifth and sixth centuries, when the 'Lesser' or 'Separated' eastern Churches became divided from the main body of Christians. (fatheralexander.org)
  • Ballin told CNS that al-Adala's claims that there were more churches in Kuwait than needed by its Christian minority were untrue and took account only of the small number of Christians who were ethnic Kuwaitis. (catholicregister.org)
  • Then one morning in Baltimore, on November 13, 2018 -146 days after the Washington Pos t broke the story of McCarrick's depravity-an unknown bishop from a tiny diocese rose from his chair beneath a sky heavy with clouds. (crisismagazine.com)
  • Known as the church of 'God's work. (elca.org)
  • A large-scale model of the Cathedral was displayed and the Cathedral Jubilee Choir, under the direction of Mr. Ray O'Donnell, was in particularly good voice. (catholicbishops.ie)
  • Órla was appointed as director of Dublin's famous Palestrina Choir at the Pro-Cathedral in December 1996, a post which she held until Christmas of 2001. (catholicbishops.ie)
  • Each bishop must give himself to his diocese in this way or he will be seen primarily as a distant bureaucrat-a king according to secular concepts, perhaps, but not a prophet, and certainly not a priest. (catholicculture.org)
  • A bishop cannot be a priest and a lobbyist at the same time. (catholicculture.org)
  • Bishop Wei was born May 1958, ordained a priest in 1985, and ordained a bishop in June 1995. (cardinalkungfoundation.org)
  • He was ordained a priest on October 24, 1997, in the Cathedral of San Isidro by then Bishop Jorge Casaretto. (mercopress.com)
  • The oldest written reference to the word that the Swedish Academy Dictionary has succeeded in finding is from Laurentius Petri's hand-written draft of church regulations in 1561 (printed in1571), which states, among other things, that a priest who "drinks until intoxicated / to the extent that they are incapacitated / he shall be given a requisite punishment in the Probo etc. (lu.se)
  • It is characteristic to his often unconventional approach and actions in his functions as priest and bishop that he perceived himself as an agitator, a political character who in his time was commonly referred to as the demagogue. (lu.se)
  • Hying said he is grateful for the many ways the Church supports women "both in crisis pregnancy and after their children are born -- provides health care, education and social services to those in poverty, and offers hope and healing to women and men grieving in the aftermath of abortion. (catholicnewsagency.com)
  • The leaders of the main Christian Churches in the city were present as were the leaders of Galway's Muslim communities. (catholicbishops.ie)
  • The upper House of the General Convention in which all Diocesan, Coadjutor and Missionary Bishops have seats, representing their own Order. (studylight.org)
  • https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​acd/​h/house-of-bishops.html. (studylight.org)
  • The House then then turned its attention to Bishops and their ministries. (churchofengland.org)
  • A full range of views were expressed on potential changes and will be submitted to the Consultation as a formal response from the House of Bishops. (churchofengland.org)
  • The Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin will speak at Bishop T.D. Jakes' Dallas mega church, The Potter's House. (cdc.gov)
  • The group will comprise a small group of bishops working together with external advisors who bring subject expertise as well as pastoral and lived experience. (churchofengland.org)
  • What has been at the center of the debate and discussions has been the pastoral situations in the vast expanses and how the Church can effectively be present [in those]. (ncregister.com)
  • Martin Whelan, who works in the Cathedral, said "the Jubilee Mass was a deeply moving experience and we are delighted that so many people joined us for this very special celebration. (catholicbishops.ie)
  • On Saturday, 15 August Cardinal O'Malley offered Mass in the Crypt Chapel for Bishop Michael Brown who is buried there. (catholicbishops.ie)
  • Cardinal Seán Brady will be opening the Church Music Summer School and launching a new collection of Masses called Sing the Mass. (catholicbishops.ie)
  • When the Church speaks of the Sunday obligation, it reminds us that attending Mass is a personal response to the selfless offering of Christ's love. (stchadscathedral.org.uk)
  • As your bishops, we recognise that these prevailing circumstances suggest that not everyone is yet in the position to fulfil the absolute duty to attend freely Sunday Mass. (stchadscathedral.org.uk)
  • The Sunday Mass is the very heartbeat of the Church and of our personal life of faith. (stchadscathedral.org.uk)
  • According to church officials , the collapse happened as baptisms were taking place. (yahoo.com)
  • Government workers, landowners, merchants and church officials among them. (who.int)