Ss. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church

The bishop died in a local hospital “surrounded by close family and friends,” current Bishop Emilio Biosca Agüero, OFM Cap, said.

“Circumstances of a person’s birth should not determine the respect for one’s inherent God-given dignity or the opportunities an individual is able to access,” Archbishop Christophe El-Kassis said.

Jonathan Reyes will serve as FOCUS’ next chief executive officer, effective Nov. 16.

The Spanish prelate points out that praying the rosary “helps us guard our hearts. It sustains faith, hope, and charity.”

A look at this popular devotion and prayer on the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.

“Accountability for grave wrongdoing is necessary, but it does not require the taking of another life,” the bishops wrote.

Corsican Catholics answered the destruction of a Marian statue with a public rosary and prayers for the accused men’s conversion.

The case involves a Belgian citizen who has left the Church and has requested his name be deleted from the baptismal records and whether the Church under EU law has the right to decline to do so.

Bishop Matthieu Rougé, who leads the French bishops’ conference’s Council for Catholic Education, said responsible adults must lead young people to express their concerns peacefully.

The Nov. 13–15 conference in Spain seeks to showcase the achievements of the Hispanic civilization that was formed by the Catholic faith and build upon it for the future.