Bishop Edward Bernard Scharfenberger retired and Bishop Mark William O’Connell was named Bishop of Albany, New York, USA. Bishop O’Connell had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, Massachusetts.

Welcome, and congratulations. You’ve lived long enough to see the age of flying cars—privately owned, solo-piloted aircraft, free to operate in unrestricted airspace, much as automobiles can take to the …

Some time ago, I walked into an argument among several Catholic religious educators, both lay and religious, where the question was whether too much time was being dedicated to religious …

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger, 77, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Albany, New York, and has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Mark …

Bishop Mark O’Connell. / Credit: Photo courtesy of the Archdiocese of Boston Vatican City, Oct 20, 2025 / 09:44 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV on Monday named Bishop Mark O’Connell, …

by Pascale Rizk Ulaanbaatar – “If we lose love, we can do almost nothing as missionaries. If we work with love, we can reap many rewards even in an environment …

Rome – ” Since I was a child, I understood that my life was linked to Peter To Rot. When I enrolled in first grade of the parish school in …

Yangon – They want to be “missionaries of hope” in a country torn by civil war, drawing inspiration from Saint Carlo Acutis. Burmese children and young people celebrated World Mission …

Maumere – A significant milestone in the 16-year history of the Camillian mission in Indonesia was the recent ordination of four new priests at the St. Camillus Seminary in Maumere. …

Khartoum – While the humanitarian situation in Sudan continues to deteriorate, arms trafficking with the warring parties is thriving. A report published today, October 20, by the Global Initiative Against …