Pope Francis: Canada’s Residential-School System Was ‘Cultural Genocide’

GUGLIELMO MANGIAPANE Pope Francis looks down during a news conference aboard the papal plane on his flight back after visiting Canada on July 29. During the in-flight press conference on his return flight to Rome from Iqaluit, Francis said while he had not used the word ‘genocide,’ he indeed had described one. ‘I apologized; I […]

Word on Fire’s Robert Barron Installed as Bishop of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota

Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist The episcopal Installation of Bishop Robert Barron as the ninth bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, took place on July 29. In the form of daily blog posts, articles, videos, and an archive of hundreds of online homilies, Bishop Barron’s ministry has reached millions across the globe.