By Gina Christian OSV News ST. LOUIS — Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen — the 20th-century theologian, evangelizer, Catholic communications pioneer, teacher and preacher — is now Blessed Fulton J. Sheen. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, a pro-prefect for the Holy See’s Dicastery for Evangelization and papal delegate, pronounced the Church’s declaration on Archbishop Sheen’s holiness of […]
Pope Leo XIV calls for ‘a united church’ at inaugural Mass
By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as the successor of St. Peter by calling for “a united church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes a leaven for a reconciled world.” “In this our […]
Filipino cardinal to join 2 major U.S. gatherings
USCCB president calls Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle’s presence ‘a gift’ By Gina Christian OSV News A Manila-born cardinal will be the special guest at a gathering of Asian and Pacific Islander Catholics in July, ahead of his participation in the National Eucharistic Congress. Bishop Larry Silva of Honolulu announced May 20 that Cardinal Luis Antonio […]