At the request of Pope Francis, Bishop Michael Hoeppner of Crookston, Minnesota, resigned April 13 after an investigation into whether or not Bishop Hoeppner had carried out “acts or omissions intended to interfere with or ...
The Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board writes: “The coronavirus pandemic, with its novelty, its impact on every citizen, and its heavy reliance on the leadership of government and the scientific community, has created even more ...
In 2020, analysts tracked a lot of COVID-centric numbers, focusing on infections, hospitalizations and deaths. We followed the numbers up and down, watched the repeated swelling of the first that, as predicted, led to the ...
“We embrace this hope-filled new beginning.” These were the words Virginia Bishops Michael F. Burbidge of Arlington and Bishop Barry C. Knestout of Richmond wrote in a joint statement on March 24, the day that ...
In the latest editorial, the Our Sunday Visitor editorial board reflects on all that has happened since Easter of last year. While Catholics in the U.S. are able to worship in person once again, that ...
On the evening of March 27, 2020, as dusk was descending on Rome, Pope Francis stepped onto a covered podium as raindrops danced around him on the ancient cobblestones of a deserted St. Peter’s Square. ...
During his recent trip to Iraq, Pope Francis reminded us that, while we have become skilled at tuning out the world beyond the security and comfort of our self-created bubbles over the last year, the ...
It’s March 2021, and that means it’s the month dedicated to St. Joseph in this current year dedicated to St. Joseph. And coming up on March 19, it’s the solemnity of St. Joseph. This means ...
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, saying it was “deeply concerned by the alarming levels of spread and severity.” Two days later, those of us in the United States ...
Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board proposes that there is one group of individuals whose stories we as a Church can and should commit to knowing better: American Black Catholics who are on the road to ...