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October 26, 2023
Minnesota priest casts for souls as he leads men’s fly fishing retreat
With the stealth of a Navy SEAL, Father Jake Anderson crept through tall grass on the bank of a small stream in northeast Iowa. He stayed low to the ground as he glanced at the current flow, his right hand grasping a fly rod. When he spotted a change in current where a chunky brown […]
Minnesota priest casts for souls as he leads men’s fly fishing retreat
October 25, 2023
Vatican statistics: Africa had biggest increase in Catholics, while numbers fell in Europe
Catholic News Agency, Jonah McKeown: New data from the Vatican show that Africa added the greatest number of Catholics in 2021 out of all the continents and that all the world’s continents registered at least a modest increase in the … Continue reading → The post Vatican statistics: Africa had biggest increase in Catholics, while…
Vatican statistics: Africa had biggest increase in Catholics, while numbers fell in Europe
October 24, 2023
BIshops in Ethopia warn the country may be on brink of return to war
YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon – While global attention is focused on the conflict between Hamas and Israel, Catholic bishops in Ethiopia are warning that a fresh surge of violence in the nation of 120 million in the Horn of Africa risks reopening a bloody war there too, that cost somewhere between 162,000 and 600,000 lives between 2020…
BIshops in Ethopia warn the country may be on brink of return to war
October 23, 2023
New York Eucharistic Congress sees thousands of pilgrims walk among saints
(Part one of a five part series on the New York State Eucharistic Congress) An estimated 8,000 people walked the same grounds as St. Isaac Jogues and St. Kateri Tekakwitha while learning of the power of, and need for, the Eucharist. “O come, ye servants of the Lord” marks the doors of Our Lady of…
New York Eucharistic Congress sees thousands of pilgrims walk among saints
October 22, 2023
Seahawks offensive tackle loves the game, but Catholic faith is his … – Catholic Review of Baltimore
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Seahawks offensive tackle loves the game, but Catholic faith is his … – Catholic Review of Baltimore
October 21, 2023
Pope Francis bestows the honorary title “Chaplain of His Holiness” upon retired veteran U.S. Navy chaplain
WASHINGTON, DC — Father John L. Kaul, CAPT, CHC, USN (Ret.), is now the Reverend Monsignor John L. Kaul.
Pope Francis has named the Detroit priest who served as a U.S. Navy chaplain for more than a quarter century an honorary “Chaplain of His Holiness.” The conferral carries the title of “monsignor,” a mainly honorific form of address granted priests in recognition of exceptional service to the Church. The Apostolic Nunciature of the United States gave notice of the honor last week to Msgr. Kaul’s current and past bishops, Their Excellencies, the Most Reverend Allen H. Vigneron, Archbishop of Detroit, and the Most Reverend Timothy P. Broglio, J.C.D., Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, who surprised the 76-year-old retired Navy chaplain with the news.
The Rev. Msgr. Kaul said, “I am so very humbled and grateful for the generous kindness of Pope Francis, Archbishop Vigneron, and Archbishop Broglio in recognizing my 48 years of ministry to the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, the government and the Military Archdiocese, and the Archdiocese of Detroit. The Lord’s gracious goodness has overwhelmed me yet again and I am so very appreciative of those who encouraged and mentored me through those years – cardinals, archbishops, senior officers – in this wonderful vocation and ministry which has been the joy of my life.”
Born in 1947 Msgr. Kaul was ordained in 1975 for the Archdiocese of Detroit and served as associate pastor to Sacred Heart Parish in Dearborn, MI, and St. Joan of Arc Parish in St. Clair Shores, MI, before being released for military service in 1982 when he joined the Navy as a commissioned lieutenant and going on to serve as a chaplain with endorsement and faculties from the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). His tours of duty included:
Following his retirement from the Navy the federal government hired Msgr. Kaul for five years as a civilian contractor to substitute for military service priests in the southeastern United States and Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. In 2011 he joined the AMS staff and served in various capacities, including for five years as spiritual director for the Warriors to Lourdes project of the Knights of Columbus, until his retirement in 2017. A former appointed member of the Presbyteral Council of the Detroit Archdiocese, Msgr. Kaul still spends his retirement assisting in its many parishes.
Archbishop Broglio said, “I am delighted that Pope Francis has numbered Msgr. Kaul among his Honorary Chaplains. It is a way to recognize his devoted ministry, among other services, as a Navy chaplain, priest at Kings Bay, Georgia, Delegate for Contract Priests, and acting AMS Vocations Director. Msgr. Kaul also contributed immensely to the Canonical Process in the Cause of Canonization for the Servant of God, Father Vincent Capodanno, and serves on the Board of Directors for the corporation of the Archdiocese. He has always said ‘yes’ to the needs of this global ‘local’ Church.”
Archbishop Vigneron said, “It brings me great joy to see Msgr. Kaul’s decades of ministry to the men and women of our armed services honored by our Holy Father. As we approach Veteran’s Day, a day when we honor all those who selflessly served to protect our country, it is a great blessing to have a military chaplain and son of the Archdiocese of Detroit recognized in such a special manner.”
Not all priests are eligible to be a Chaplain of his Holiness—only those who have either worked closely with the Holy Father in the Vatican or have otherwise reached the age of 65 and are considered by their diocesan bishop(s) worthy of the honor. The title “monsignor” is not only an honorific identifying a priest as member of the Papal Court, it also carries certain ecclesial privileges regarding church dress, such as the magenta-piped black cassock. Traditionally the color magenta symbolizes justice, majesty, and sovereignty. It is distinct from the color fuchsia worn by bishops and scarlet worn by cardinals.
October 18, 2023
More that 8,000 Catholics expected at NYS Eucharistic Congress in Auriesville Oct. 20-22
More than 8,000 Catholics from across New York state will gather this weekend at the Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs in Auriesville to celebrate the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. This congress, organized by the eight Catholic dioceses in New York, is part of the three-year National Eucharistic Revival, sponsored by…
More that 8,000 Catholics expected at NYS Eucharistic Congress in Auriesville Oct. 20-22
October 16, 2023
Heroism: Jerusalem Patriarch offers to be exchanged for Gaza hostages
From Reuters: Pope Francis’ representative in the Holy Land said on Monday he was willing to exchange himself for Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas and held in Gaza. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, made his comment in response to a question during a video conference with journalists in Italy. “I am ready […]
Heroism: Jerusalem Patriarch offers to be exchanged for Gaza hostages
October 15, 2023
Pope Francis highlights ‘little greatness’ of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in apostolic letter
“Here we see the importance of her invitation to a holy ‘abandonment,’” he wrote. The message also recalled the great trial of faith the saint experienced during the last year and a half of her life, starting with the first symptoms of tuberculosis, the illness that would eventually take her life at the age of…
Pope Francis highlights ‘little greatness’ of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in apostolic letter
October 14, 2023
Catholic pilgrimage group walks and prays the Katy Trail
Foy went on pilgrimage in Poland in 2014, walking with a large group from Kraków to Częstochowa, the site of a famous Marian shrine. The roughly 70-mile, six-day trek inspired him to do a pilgrimage stateside. So a few years later, he and two other priests walked essentially the exact route they still use today,…
Catholic pilgrimage group walks and prays the Katy Trail
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