The consecration to be carried out by the bishop is part of the “Great Reconquest” initiative promoted by the Hesed Institute with the arrival in Brazil of the pilgrim statue of St. Michael.

The pontiff’s Aug. 26 general audience addressed the reasons for the church’s recent liturgical reforms.

Besides affirming the existence of demons based on Scripture, tradition, and the magisterium, the symposium emphasized the need to discern between genuine demonic activity and mental illness.

After reviewing a joint investigation, Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, has approved Father Michael Pfleger to return to ministry “effective immediately.”

Last year, 18-year-old Lexi Arguello died after complications from a late-term abortion. Activists say staff waited too long to call 911 — and note that women continue to be injured at the clinic.

While faith leaders describe conditions in El Salvador as “unsafe,” the U.S. government has classified the country as a low-risk destination.

The archdiocese said the parish had no participation in a demonstration that moved into the church, nor did it give permission for its filming.

Shepherding Future Shepherds, an initiative through the International Institute for Culture, will partner with the Avila Institute’s High Calling program.

An expert witness had briefly addressed the topic of mortal sin and suicide before objections from Clancy’s defense team.

The state agreed to a federal court order amid a suit brought by the Diocese of Springfield and Bishop Thomas Paprocki.