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The Holy Father accepted the resignation of Amarillo Bishop Patrick Zurek, who has reached retirement age. [...] ... read more

Pope Leo XIV on Feb. 14 accepted the resignation of Amarillo Bishop Patrick Zurek, appointing Cardinal Daniel DiNardo to serve as apostolic administrator of the Texas diocese until a permanent replacement can be found. Zurek has served as the Amarillo bishop for nearly 20 years, having been appointed to the post by Pope Benedict XVI ... read more

Here is a round up of recent Catholic-education-related news:Ave Maria University to open campus in IrelandAve Maria University, a Catholic liberal arts university in Florida, is opening a new campus at a former monastery in rural Ireland, according to an announcement on its website.The new campus will be in County Waterford in the southern region ... read more

Ave Maria Catholic Church on the campus of Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Florida. | Credit: Lee Leblanc CC BY NC SA 20 Here is a round up of recent Catholic-education-related news: Ave Maria University to open campus in Ireland Ave Maria University, a ... read more

Cuban bishops published a message Jan. 31 warning that the "elimination of all possibility of oil entering the country raises alarm bells, especially for the most vulnerable." ... read more

Zurek has served as head of the Diocese of Amarillo since 2008. ... read more

Bonnie Engstrom, the mother of boy healed through the intercession of Fulton Sheen, provides an update on her son following the announcement of the archbishop’s upcoming beatification. Bonnie Engstrom tells “EWTN News in Depth” how Venerable Fulton Sheen interceded for her family, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 | Credit: EWTN News ... read more

Bonnie Engstrom, the mother of the child who was healed through Archbishop J. Fulton Sheen’s intercession, said she “laughed out loud with joy” when she heard his beatification was going to move forward.On Feb. 9, the Holy See officially informed Bishop Louis Tylka of the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, that the cause for the Venerable ... read more

Their Feb. 13 statement, led by Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, outlines a series of Catholic social teaching principles that the lawmakers say they consider when approaching immigration issues. ... read more

With Lent beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, Father Manuel Corral, canon of the metropolitan cathedral of Mexico City, called on those involved in criminal violence to live this liturgical season as a genuine opportunity for interior conversion.During a Feb. 6 press conference, the priest explained that Lent is a 40-day liturgical season of preparation ... read more

With Lent beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, Mexican priest Father Manuel Corral called on those involved in criminal violence to use this liturgical season as an opportunity for inner conversion. [...] ... read more

Courtesy photo Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City. Courtesy photo. The school has indicated it will stick by its decision for Professor Susan Ostermann to lead a university institute. ... read more

Founded under Russian imperial rule in 1910, Lithuania's Ateitis federation has survived occupations and secularization to become a rare model of sustained Catholic youth engagement in Europe. [...] ... read more

VILNIUS, Lithuania — As Catholic youth movements across Europe continue to shrink or retreat from public engagement, Lithuania’s Ateitis Federation stands out as a rare exception: an intergenerational Catholic movement that still forms leaders, sustains disciplined membership, and translates faith into civic presence.Once a lay Catholic resistance movement behind the Iron Curtain, Ateitis at its ... read more

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops President Archbishop Paul Coakley is urging the University of Notre Dame to drop the leadership appointment of an outspoken pro-abortion professor, joining nearly a dozen bishops in calling on the historic Catholic university to back away from the controversial decision. The controversy at Notre Dame exploded this week after Fort ... read more