Praying for a new bishop...

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has published a new Instruction, Ad resurgendum cum Christo, regarding the burial of the deceased and the conservation of the ashes in the case of cremation.

Here are links to prayers from the USCCB for use during this election season (English and Spanish) as well as a link to sample intercessions as we approach Election Day.

Pope Francis recently declared September 1 as the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, as the Orthodox Church has done since 1989.

Pope Francis has raised the Memorial of St. Mary Magdalene to the rank of a Feast.

The revised Order of Celebrating Matrimony has been approved for use in the United States beginning September 8, 2016.