Exclusive: Lourdes Bishop Hopes to Make Decision on Father Rupnik Mosaics by Spring
Courtney Mares/CNA Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes. Since forming the commission, Bishop Micas has met with victims of abuse, heard from sacred art specialists, and consulted with experts from across France who make up the commission.
As 2024 Begins, Lawmakers Continue Efforts to Protect Minors From Transgender Procedures
Nito Elected officials in Ohio, Missouri, and South Carolina have recently proposed or passed legislation to impose stricter regulation on transgender medical policies. Leaders in the Catholic Church have spoken out against the ideology of transgenderism on numerous occasions in recent years.
St. Agatha, the early Church martyr who tradition says was visited by St. Peter
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Meet expatriate Christians from Iraq who choose to come back
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Pope Francis condemns “any manifestation of hatred against Jews and Judaism”
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Francis Offers Fierce Hope for Hard Times
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Bishop of Lourdes, France, Hopes to Make Decision on Rupnik Mosaics by Spring…
The bishop of Lourdes says that he has received a “pile of letters” from Catholics all over the world as he considers whether to remove the shrine’s mosaics by alleged abuser Father Marko Rupnik. Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes told CNA that he hopes to make a decision by this spring. The bishop […]
Exclusive: Lourdes bishop hopes to make decision on Rupnik mosaics by spring
Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNA Lourdes, France, Feb 5, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). The bishop of Lourdes says that he has received a “pile of letters” from Catholics all over the world as he considers whether to remove the shrine’s mosaics by alleged abuser Father Marko Rupnik. Bishop […]
Renowned Catholic Poet (and Former Anti-Catholic Atheist) Sally Read Gathers ‘100 Great Catholic Poems’
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Drought challenges Morocco’s traditional hammam bathing ritual
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