Bishops accuse Olympics of anti-Catholicism religionnews.com/2024/07/29/bis… via RNS

Vatican reports financial gains as it prepares for new profit strategy religionnews.com/2024/07/30/vat… via RNS

#PapaFrancesco nel luna park di Ostia per salutare circensi e giostrai. Accolto da suor Geneviève Jeanningros, piccola sorella di Gesù che da 56 anni vive nel parco, ha benedetto una statua della Madonna protettrice dello spettacolo viaggiante

In 2015, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and Cardinal Müller were the subject of an audit by Vatican financial authorities, with Pope Francis ordering the cardinal to repay thousands of euros to his own department, sources have told The Pillar. pillarcatholic.com/p/card-mullers…

Tim Busch and Jim Martin bring left and right Catholics together over dinner and wine religionnews.com/2024/08/02/lib… via RNS

Many of the wines offered are named after Marian shrines, but the one titled after Pope Francis is the real conversation starter, Tim Busch said. religionnews.com/2024/08/02/lib…

Enough, brothers and sisters! Enough! Do not stifle the word of the God of Peace! May peace be the future of the Holy Land, the Middle East, and the entire world. War is a defeat!

Pope Francis has named Bishop Richard Henning of Providence, Rhode Island to succeed Cardinal Seán as archbishop of Boston.

Owing to Cardinal Seán’s presence at monthlong Synod as a papal appointee, +Henning installation in Boston set for October 31st, a derogation from the canons’ maximum 2-month transition.

Five faith facts about #KamalaHarris pick #TimWalz, a ‘#Minnesota #Lutheran’ Dad religionnews.com/2024/08/06/fiv… via RNS Jack Jenkins

Meet Cathy, the new AI chatbot and Episcopal Church expert. “This is not a substitute for a priest,” said the Rev. Tay Moss, one of the minds behind Cathy. “She can’t tell you how to believe or what to believe.” Full story at RNS: religionnews.com/2024/08/06/mee…

Athletes have long attributed their religion to their success. Paris was no exception. religionnews.com/2024/08/12/fiv…

Ukrainian ambassador to the Vatican believes a visit by Pope Francis would promote peace religionnews.com/2024/08/13/ukr… via RNS

Capping a decade-long probe, #Vatican expels founder from scandal-plagued movement in #Peru cruxnow.com/church-in-the-…

I’ve written my first book, available for preorder on Amazon – “Becoming a Future-Ready Church: 8 Shifts to Encourage and Empower the Next Generation of Leaders” – with co-authors Daniel Yang and Warren Bird from Zondervan/Exponential Next, out 10/22. amazon.com/Becoming-Futur…

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As your friendly Chicago religion reporter, I have to point out that’s Chicago’s own Cardinal Blase Cupich offering the opening invocation at the Democratic National Convention.

Pope Francis condemns Ukraine’s ban on Russian Orthodox Church religionnews.com/2024/08/26/pop… via RNS

Pope Francis’ trip to Southeast Asia will test the pope’s health and message religionnews.com/2024/08/30/pop… via RNS

In Indonesia, Pope Francis broadcasts his message of fraternity to Asia religionnews.com/2024/09/05/in-… via RNS