Diocese of Scranton

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In his first appointment of a top-level official of the Roman Curia, Pope Leo XIV named Sister Tiziana Merletti, a canon lawyer, to be secretary of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Sister Merletti, a member of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, succeeds Consolata … Continue reading "Pope appoints religious sister secretary of dicastery for religious"

(OSV News) – Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington, Virginia, called for prayers after two Israeli Embassy staff members were slain late May 21 outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington. Sarah Lynn Milgrim and Yaron Lischinsky were leaving an event at the museum when they were shot at close range. “May we unite in … Continue reading "Bishop calls for prayer after deadly attack outside DC’s Capital Jewish Museum"

(OSV News) – America’s tumultuous immigration system is again impacting nonordained religious workers from other countries – including Catholic religious sisters and brothers. When the EB-4 category – Employment-Based Fourth Preference Special Immigrant Religious Worker Visa – was extended to Sept. 30 as part of the continuing resolution that averted a federal government shutdown in … Continue reading "Complexities of US immigration visa system impact the church’s pastoral mission"

ACTION ALERT: Ask your members of Congress to join with legislators on both sides of the aisle in supporting this much needed source of relief for people of faith and communities nationwide. Click Here to Encourage Congress to Support Religious Workers and the Communities They Serve!   WASHINGTON (OSV News) – The U.S. bishops on … Continue reading "U.S. Bishops support bill easing immigrant religious workers’ path to permanent residency"

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – All the speeches and messages Pope Leo XIV has given since becoming pope May 8 are available on the Vatican website, which should be checked before sharing supposed quotes and videos, Vatican News said. The Vatican News site published the warning in several languages May 21 after a 36-minute “deep fake” … Continue reading "Vatican warns about fake pope quotes, videos"

ROME (CNS) – Before he was Pope Leo XIV, then-Bishop Robert F. Prevost of Chiclayo, Peru, created a commission to help women escape forced prostitution, said a trafficking survivor who worked with him. Silvia Teodolinda Vázquez, 52, told the Argentine newspaper, La Nacion, she met Pope Leo when he created a diocesan commission on human … Continue reading "Future pope set up trafficking commission for vulnerable in Chiclayo"

WASHINGTON (OSV News) – In a letter to mark the 10th anniversary of the late Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’,” U.S. bishops have urged young people to “lead the way” on the climate crisis. Published on May 24, 2015, the late Pope Francis’ landmark environmental encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home” urged … Continue reading "U.S. Bishops urge young people to ‘lead the way’ on climate crisis"