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Photos of the man who allegedly set a fire at St. Mary's Cathedral and charged at two staff members on May 19, 2023. / Calgary Police DepartmentBoston, Mass., May 26, 2023 / 14:15 pm (CNA).Local police in Canada are asking for the public's assistance in identifying a man who allegedly set a fire and assaulted two men at St. Mary's Cathedral in Calgary, located in the western province of Alberta.Police responded early in the morning to reports of a "deliberately set fire" at the cathedral on May 19, the Calgary Police Department said in a May 25 statement.Two staff members at the...

The Vatican on April 2, 2022, announced that Pope Francis had appointed Father Earl K. Fernandes to be the next bishop of the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio. / Courtesy of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.Denver Newsroom, May 26, 2023 / 15:40 pm (CNA).Ohio's Catholic Diocese of Columbus will close 15 churches as part of a parish reorganization and merger plan, but Bishop Earl K. Fernandes emphasized new possibilities for growth, especially if lay Catholics take on more responsibility for the Church's future."When I arrived, I said I'm not interested in presiding over 25 years of decline in the di...

The facade of Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in La Paz, Bolivia. / Credit: Yasemin Olgunoz Berber/ShutterstockACI Prensa Staff, May 25, 2023 / 15:30 pm (CNA).Faced with the scandal over allegations of sexual abuse perpetrated by various priests in Bolivia, the country's bishops acknowledged having been part of the "deep pain caused to innocent persons" and announced the creation of commissions to investigate the cases.In a May 24 statement, the Bolivian Bishops' Conference reported that it had received the visit of Msgr. Jordi Bertomeu, an official with the Dicastery for the...

The loss of St. Bernard's Church in Grouard, Alberta, Canada, on May 22, 2023, makes a sad moment for those with memories of the church, said Grouard-McLennan Archbishop Gerard Pettipas. Two men have been arrested in connection with the fire. / Credit: Archdiocese of Grouard-McLennan photo/B.C. CatholicVancouver, Canada, May 25, 2023 / 12:15 pm (CNA).The archbishop of Grouard-McLennan in Northern Alberta, Canada, says he is saddened but "not overcome" by the loss of a 121-year-old church to arson.Archbishop Gérard Pettipas, CSsR, released a statement Tuesday, May 23, following the M...

Cardinal Mario Grech, who serves as secretary general of the global Synod on Synodality, speaks to EWTN Rome Bureau Chief Andreas Thonhauser for an exclusive interview that aired on EWTN on May 22, 2023. / EWTN VaticanRome Newsroom, May 25, 2023 / 12:45 pm (CNA).Cardinal Mario Grech, who serves as secretary general of the global Synod on Synodality, says the ongoing process underway in the Church risks missing "a moment of grace" if it focuses on polarizing issues raised during listening sessions, including same-sex marriage, abortion, and women's ordination.  In a sit-down...