PUEBLO, Colorado — Catholics in Pueblo reportedly get ready to say goodbye to the city’s fourth bishop, who has resigned for health reasons.
Bishop Fernando Isern
Since 2009, Bishop Fernando Isern served the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pueblo, which covers 48,000 square miles and 53 parishes.
Catholics plan a goodbye ceremony next week in Pueblo. The 54-year-old Cuban-born bishop reportedly stepped down June 13.
In a statement, diocesan spokeswoman Katherine Chrisman said an administrator would be named by Saturday. She said Rome could spend six months to a year finding a permanent new bishop.
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Pope confirms ‘gay lobby’ at the Vatican
VATICAN CITY, Rome — During private remarks to the leaders of a key Latin American church group, Pope Francis reportedly lamented that a “gay lobby” was at work at the Vatican, a shocking acknowledgment that apparently confirm previous reports of alleged corruption and dysfunction in the Vatican.
The regional organization for priests and nuns of religious orders reportedly confirmed Tuesday that its leaders had written a synthesis of the pope’s remarks following their audience on June 6.
The Latin American and Caribbean Confederation of Religious, known by its Spanish acronym CLAR, said it was greatly distressed that the document had been published and apologized to the pope.
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