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POPE FRANCIS APOSTOLIC LETTER RELEASE
Thursday | May 9, 2019 | 14:48 PM
On May 9, 2019, His Holiness Pope Francis released an apostolic letter motu proprio to the universal church to address the ongoing evil of sexual abuse, Vos estis lux mundi (You are the light of the world).
KNEELING AT AGNUS DEI IS FITTING POSTURE
Tuesday | March 26, 2019 | 16:19 PM
Catholics have a saying: Lex orandi, lex credendi, a Latin phrase that, loosely translated, means “as we pray, so we believe.” Our faith arises from our prayer and is most perfectly expressed there, especially in our communal Eucharistic celebrations, the source and summit of our lives as Christians...
BISHOP’S ORDINATION MESSAGE: SCANDALS SHOULD NOT LEAD TO FEAR, CONFUSION
Wednesday | Oct. 17, 2018 | 11:45 AM
After offering introductory remarks at the Ordination Mass for eight new deacons on September 22, 2018, Bishop Peter Christensen noted the varied professional and church backgrounds of the men to be ordained and left them with this message...
U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE STATEMENT ON SEX ABUSE SCANDALS
Wednesday | Sept. 19, 2018 | 19:10 PM
WASHINGTON--The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Administrative Committee has issued the following statement today in response to the recent sex abuse scandals. In the statement, the bishops say they pledge to “heal and protect with every bit of the strength God provides us.”
CLERGY ABUSE: SEPARATING FACTS FROM FICTION
Wednesday | Oct. 17, 2018 | 10:22 AM
The recent release of the Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church during the past 70 years has unleashed another round of headline news and sadly, much misinformation about this critically important problem...
STATEMENT FROM DIOCESE OF BOISE REGARDING CHILD AND YOUTH PROTECTION
Friday | Sept. 7 |2018 | 11:16 AM
The Diocese has been receiving calls and letters from people wanting to know what the Diocese of Boise will do in response to the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report and the recent revelations regarding Archbishop Theodore McCarrick and the follow-up controversy that ensued...
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See your Feb. 14-27 Idaho Catholic Register for these and other stories:
- Photos of Pacific Northwest bishops, including Bishop Peter Christensen, meeting with Pope Francis as part of their “ad limina” visit and pilgrimage to Rome.
- Response to Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation regarding issues facing the Church in the nine countries of the Amazon region, including his statements about proposals by some to allow married men to be ordained priests to address a severe shortage of priests and availability of sacraments.
- Pictures of Catholic school children from all around our Diocese who celebrated Catholic Schools Week.
- Students at St. Nicholas in Rupert find a unique way to “honor” their principal, Wes Remaley, retiring after more than 40 years in public and private school education.
- Father Robert Spitzer of the Magis Center and EWTN personality is going to be in Boise on Feb. 24.
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