American Melkite Appointed New Secretary at Vatican

February 25, 2020 0 Comments

VATICAN – Holy Father Francis has appointed Bishop George Demetrio Gallaro as the new Secretary of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches. Published on Tuesday February 25, 2020, at noon Italian time in the Sala Stampa, the former Bishop of the Eparchy of Piana degli Albanesi di Sicilia was appointed to the rank of titular …

US Eastern Bishops make pilgrimage to Rome

February 17, 2020 0 Comments

Ad limina apostolorum: “to the threshold of the apostles [of Peter and Paul].” The Ad limina is a pilgrimage of a bishop, who is obliged by church law and custom, to the shrines of Sts. Peter and Paul made every five years. Our own Bishop Nicholas is making the pilgrimage with his brother Eastern bishops …