
World’s Oldest Bishop Celebrates 103 Years of Faith and Service
In 1985, Pope John Paul II called him to be the first bishop of the Diocese of Lázaro Cárdenas in Mexico.
In 1985, Pope John Paul II called him to be the first bishop of the Diocese of Lázaro Cárdenas in Mexico.
The bishops’ spokesman also stressed that 'we are not in a pre-conclave period; far from it' and made an appeal to the people of God to 'intensify prayer for the healing of this Pope.'
During the conversation with the media Archbishop Gil added that he is not going to participate in campaigns framed in terms of being ‘for or against’ the pontiff.
The Spanish Bishops’ Conference criticized the May 9 ruling by the country’s constitutional court that upheld abortion as a right.
In Spain there are more than 200 offices dedicated to the protection of minors and the prevention of abuse run by dioceses, religious congregations, and lay movements.
The persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua has been increasing for years.
The bishop spoke during solemn vespers in honor of the patroness of Vitoria, Our Lady of the Snows.
Bishop Fernández emphasized that the synodal process cannot be equated to the way in which secular governments draft, debate, and pass their laws.
The 64-year-old bishop quoted the statement by the Andalusian bishops calling for a respect for life from conception to natural death.
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