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The Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle is a feast that celebrates the authority and mission given by Christ to St. Peter and his successors. It symbolizes the unity of the Church under the Pope, the Bishop of Rome, who continues Peter’s role as the visible head of the Church on earth. The feast, observed…
Reading 1 1 Peter 5:1-4 Beloved: I exhort the presbyters among you, as a fellow presbyter and witness to the sufferings of Christ and one who has a share in the glory to be revealed. Tend the flock of God in your midst, overseeing not by constraint but willingly, as God would have it, not…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While Pope Francis’ life is not in immediate danger, the level of multiple infections in his lungs means he is not completely “out of danger,” said Dr. Sergio Alfieri, director of medical and surgical sciences at Rome’s Gemelli hospital. The biggest risk he faces is sepsis, that is, if the infection…
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On his sixth full day in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, “the Holy Father’s clinical condition is improving slightly,” the Vatican said. He continues to be without fever and “his hemodynamic parameters continue to be stable,” said an evening bulletin Feb. 20. “Hemodynamic parameters” refer to a series of tests measuring cardiac output…
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WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has appointed Reverend Gregg M. Caggianelli as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA. Bishop-elect Caggianelli is a priest of the Diocese of Venice, Florida and currently serves as the vice-rector of Saint Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida. The appointment was publicized in Washington,…