Diocese of Scranton

SCRANTON – As Catholics throughout the world celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – commonly known as Corpus Christi Sunday – the Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, Bishop of Scranton, invites the faithful of the Diocese of Scranton to join him for a Pontifical Mass at 12:15 p.m. on … Continue reading "Bishop Bambera to celebrate Mass for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ at Cathedral June 7"

(Vatican News) – Pope Leo XIV has encouraged the faithful to keep alive the public witness of faith made visible in Eucharistic processions, recalling that this week the Church celebrates the solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as Corpus Christi. “In the Eucharist, we contemplate Jesus, the bread broken … Continue reading "Pope Leo: Keep beautiful witness of Corpus Christi processions alive"

(OSV News) – Pope Leo XIV appointed Maria Montserrat “Montse” Alvarado, president and chief operating officer of EWTN News, as prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Communication on June 2. Alvarado, a Mexican-American Catholic who grew up in Miami, will succeed Paolo Ruffini, whom Pope Francis appointed in 2018 as the first lay prefect of … Continue reading "Pope Leo names EWTN’s Montse Alvarado as prefect of Vatican Dicastery for Communication"

VATICAN CITY (OSV News) – With the FIFA World Cup opening this month, Pope Leo XIV has dedicated his June prayer intention to the power of sport to build bridges between cultures and nations, releasing a video prayer calling on athletes, coaches and fans alike to embrace the field as a space of encounter rather … Continue reading "As World Cup approaches, Pope Leo’s June prayer intention is for sport to foster peace and encounter"

(OSV News) – Pope Leo XIV’s acknowledgment of the Church’s role in slavery is “only proper and just,” said Bishop Roy E. Campbell Jr., who is president of the National Black Catholic Congress. And the task ahead is to take concrete action to heal slavery’s legacy, added the prelate, who retired recently as an auxiliary … Continue reading "Pope’s slavery apology ‘proper and just,’ says bishop who heads National Black Catholic Congress"

WASHINGTON (OSV News) – Joining Pope Leo XIV in a worldwide rosary for peace, several hundred people gathered at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington May 30 to seek the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary to bring peace to the hearts of people and peace to nations at … Continue reading "Faithful join in rosary for peace in Washington as pope leads the Marian devotion for world"

MADRID (OSV News) – Spain has been, and hopefully will continue to be, a very missionary nation.” Pope Leo XIV spoke these words during a brief encounter with Father José María Calderón, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Spain. For Father Calderón, they reflected something more than a passing compliment from a pontiff … Continue reading "Pope Leo XIV heads to Spain this weekend – a missionary country he knows by heart"