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An aerial view of Tuvalu, an island nation in Polynesia, South Pacific Ocean, Oceania. / Credit: maloff/ShutterstockRome Newsroom, Jun 3, 2024 / 12:33 pm (CNA).Pope Francis on Monday appointed a California priest to a missionary post on a remote island in Polynesia.Father Eliseo Napiere, the pastor of St. James the Less Parish in the Diocese of San Bernardino, California, will be taking up a new post as the head of the Mission Sui Iuris of Funafuti on the island nation of Tuvalu.Tuvalu is a smal...

Father James Martin: An alarming number of Catholic clergy contributed to an environment that led to the fatal riots at the U.S. Capitol.

St. James the Less Catholic Church, La Crosse Peter Thomson, La Crosse Tribune The Diocese of La Crosse announced Friday that it was removing a controversial La Crosse priest from his role as pastor. Father James Altman will no longer serve as pastor of St. James the Less, a Catholic church on La Crosses north side, after he delivered a slew of political messaging and misinformation that has caused pushback. Altman "The obligation of a bishop is to ensure that all who serve the fait...

The priest has criticized Catholics who are Democrats, saying they must "repent" of their support for the party or "face the fires of hell."

Father James Altman of La Crosse, Wisconsin, who has said Catholics cannot be members of the Democratic Party, told Massgoers that Bishop William Callahan has asked him to resign because he is

Seton Hall seminarian killed in hit-and-run will be remembered in live-streamed funeral Updated 4:26 PM; Today 4:26 PM Seminarian Ngu Quoc Tran, who was known as Peter, died in a hit-and-run accident in Manhattan’s East Side, Catholic Church officials said. (Diocese of Metuchen) Facebook Share A Catholic seminarian who was killed by an alleged drunk driver while crossing the street in Manhattan will be remembered at a funeral Mass in New Jersey before his body is returned to his family in V...

3 Read / Add Comments A 29-year-old man studying to become a priest was struck and killed in New York City by a drunken hit-and-run driver late Tuesday night, according to Catholic Church officials. Ngu Quoc Tran, who went by Peter, was walking on Manhattan’s East Side when he was struck by the driver, who was arrested after he car was involved in another collision, the Diocese of Metuchen said. Born and raised in the An Giang Province in the south of Vietnam, ...

Ngu Quoc Tran, known as Peter, a native of Vietnam, was 29 years old and a Seton Hall seminary student, according to the diocese.

Ngu Quoc Tran, known as Peter, a native of Vietnam, was 29 years old and a Seton Hall seminary student, according to the diocese.

Man studying to be a Catholic priest at Seton Hall killed in NYC hit-and-run Updated May 13, 2021; Posted May 12, 2021 Seminarian Ngu Quoc Tran, who was known as Peter, died in a hit-and-run accident in Manhattan’s East Side Tuesday, Catholic Church officials said. (Diocese of Metuchen) Facebook Share A seminarian studying to be a priest was killed while crossing the street in New York City earlier this week by a hit-and-run driver who was allegedly drunk, Catholic Church officials said Wed...