RELIGION.—Soon after the discovery of the country missionaries began their labors in Ecuador, and in 1545 the Bishopric of Quito was erected. Work among the different Indian tribes on the tributaries of the Amazon was difficult, and the Dominican missions were destroyed in 1599 by the savage ...
but asserting a universal jurisdiction, which has grown to such a height that today in the Catholic Church, no bishop in any part of the Catholic world becomes a bishop except by the Pope’s choice.
Bishop Kemme and all of us here at Father Kapaun’s Cause are immensely grateful for your prayers and support. This is a thrilling step, and we can now begin to address Father Kapaun as the Venerable Servant of God Emil Kapaun, or more commonly, “Venerable Emil Kapaun”. Now, as much...
he failed to mention John Bernard Fitzpatrick, bishop of Boston at the time. The bishop not only helped Irish families as they arrived in America but also sent thousands of dollars from diocesan funds
Bishop Patrick Neary named David Fremo the new President of the district and selected Sara Michaelson as the interim Superintendent. Fremo has worked for CCS for the last four years as the Superintendent and Director of the Catholic Education Ministries office. He studied at St. John’s Universi...
Bishop Kemme and all of us here at Father Kapaun’s Cause are immensely grateful for your prayers and support. This is a thrilling step, and we can now begin to address Father Kapaun as the Venerable Servant of God Emil Kapaun, or more commonly, “Venerable Emil Kapaun”. Now, as much...
“the scandal of young priests trying on cassocks and hats or albs and lace-covered robes”; then FrancisrelievedBishop Joseph Strickland from his position as head of the Diocese of Tyler (Texas); and then, even more surprisingly, FrancisstrippedCardinal Raymond Burke of his Vatican housing and...
There were a couple of Arian emperors after Constantine and it suddenly became difficult to be an orthodox Catholic, and especially an orthodox bishop. As a result a new class of people came into being called ‘semi-Arians.’ These ones didn’t really have a strong theological opinion one ...
There are still some cathaps alive - living around Gordon Square because they believe that, at the Second Coming, Christ will descend on to the Bishop's throne in Christ the King and then the whole building, with those inside it, will be assumed into heaven. ...