Pope Francis rules out living in the Vatican or Argentina if he resigns

Pope Francis on July 12, 2022, said the knee pain he experienced for several months “scared me, in the sense of ‘think a little about what your future is going to be like now.’” / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/ACI Press Denver Newsroom, Jul 12, 2022 / 18:06 pm (CNA). Pope Francis ruled out the possibility of […]

Pope names Fairbanks, Alaska, bishop to head Diocese of New Ulm, Minn.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Pope Francis has named Bishop Chad W. Zielinski of Fairbanks, Alaska, to head the Diocese of New Ulm, Minnesota. Since 2014, the 57-year-old prelate has served as the fifth bishop of Fairbanks. The diocese covers over 409,000 square miles of Alaska’s northern region, or about two-thirds of the entire state. It is […]

International leaders urged to step up efforts to combat human trafficking

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The predators engaged in human trafficking “never take a holiday, nor can we,” a U.S congressman who holds a top international anti-trafficking post told world leaders gathered July 2-6 in Birmingham, England. Those “who exploit and abuse vulnerable women, children and men never cease in their nefarious work,” U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, […]