On January 7 (Tuesday), Pope Francis accepted the early resignation of Bishop Dominique Rey of Fréjus-Toulon, following years of Vatican scrutiny regarding his ordination practices using pre-Vatican II liturgical books and other concerns.
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Devadass Ambrose Mariadoss (75), from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tanjore from 4th February.
Pope Francis has appointed Fr. James Shekhar (55) as new Bishop of Buxar, Bihar in North India and Father Wilbert Marwein (52) as Bishop of Nongstoin in Meghalaya, Northeast India on Saturday, 4 February.
“No more bloodshed, no more conflicts, no more violence and mutual recriminations about who is responsible for it, no more leaving your people athirst for peace. No more destruction: it is time to build! Leave the time of war behind and let a time of peace dawn!” the Pope insisted.
"We offer our children for the work of God in His vineyard,” said Bishop Gervas Rozario of Rajshahi in his homily during the feast day of the Presentation of the Lord celebration.
Prominent leaders of Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Jain and Buddhist faith communities in Kolkata took part in the two-hour long interfaith prayer the Mother's tomb.
"It is with deep regret that we announce the demise of His Grace the Most Rev. Dr. Oswald Thomas Colman Gomis, Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo on Friday the 3rd February 2023," says a press release from the Colombo Archbishop's House.
“The Lord invites us to open our hearts, to let His grace embrace us, and to walk with Him in our concrete lives to bear fruits of peace, unity, and joy in the faith, hope, and charity,” Msgr. Andrea Ferrante said.
Pope Francis recommended five ingredients for the future: prayer, community, honesty, forgiveness, and service, with the figurative symbol of five fingers.
“While so many today dismiss the poor, you embrace them; while the world exploits them, you encourage them," Pope Francis tells the representatives of several charities in Kinshasa.
The activity carried the theme "Image of Christ in the Writer's Heart" and focused on youth involvement in the Church’s communication ministry, both in the traditional print platform and online.
"The training aims at enhancing our ability to further communicate the work and teachings of the church not only inward but also outward," said Father Steven Lalu, Secretary of KIWI OSC.
Taking the theme “widening the tent” from the working document of the continental phase of the Synod, the message of the Dicastery for Consecrated persons, exhorts the consecrated people to widen the tent and walk together in “closeness, compassion and tenderness”
In the final message bishops stated that “the Church in India has substantially contributed to nation-building, especially through her engagement in the fields of education, healthcare and social uplift.”
Pope Francis invited the wounded and oppressed Congolese people to give Christ a chance to heal their hearts by handing their past over to him, along with all their fears and troubles.
“Once the Catholic Church functioned as a bishop-priest centered church and did only what the bishop or the priest would say. Today, we no longer need such sacristy Catholics,” Cardinal Ranjith.
