Finding solutions to the situation in Gaza is a complicated task, says the president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. "We need to try to educate people as to the situation here," said Archbishop Richard Gagnon of Winnipeg. "It is a very complex issue." Gagnon was one of 15 bishops — mostly from Europe
B.C. Ukrainian bishop tapped to head diocese in London, England
Pope Francis has named Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of New Westminster, B.C to be the new bishop of the Eparchy of the Holy Family of London, England. The Vatican announced Bishop Nowakowski's appointment Jan. 15. Edmonton Bishop David Motiuk has been appointed apostolic administrator of the New Westminister Eparchy until Bishop Nowakowski's successor
At 38, world's youngest Catholic bishop consecrated in Ukraine
The world's youngest Catholic bishop has been consecrated in Ukraine Sunday. Bishop Stepan Sus, 38, was consecrated a bishop in Kyiv's Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ Jan. 12. The Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church canonically elected Sus to be a Curial Bishop of the Major Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halyč. Pope Francis confirmed his selection
Pope appoints first woman to Vatican foreign ministry post
Pope Francis named Francesca Di Giovanni, a longtime Vatican official, as an undersecretary in the Vatican's foreign ministry office, making her the first woman to hold a managerial position at the Vatican Secretariat of State. The Vatican announced Jan. 15 that within the Vatican Secretariat of State's Section for Relations with States, Di Giovanni will
B.C. hospice under pressure to offer medical assistance in dying
A heated debate about whether a 10-bed hospice in Delta should offer assisted suicide may come to a climax in February. Delta Hospice Society, the non-profit behind the Irene Thomas Hospice in Ladner, south of Vancouver, is facing pressure from the Fraser Health Authority to offer Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) to its patients. Assisted
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