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These words were spoken by St. John Paul II, during a visit to Rome’s synagogue in 1986: Once again, through myself, the Church, in the words of the well-known Declaration Nostra Aetate (No. 4), “deplores the hatred, persecutions, and displays of anti-Semitism directed... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2019/12/the-jews-are-beloved-of-god/)\n\n[Ripped from the headlines](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/category/ripped-from-the-headlines)\n\n[Jews](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/tag/jews)\n\n2019-12-04T16:22:18-05:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.](//www.patheos.com/)\n\n# [CNA: Rochester bishop requested Sheen beatification delay](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2019/12/cna-rochester-bishop-requested-sheen-beatification-delay/)\n\nLast updated on: December 4, 2019 at 4:22 pm   By [Deacon Greg Kandra](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/author/deacon-greg-kandra/)\n\n[![](https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/56/2019/11/Archbishop_Fulton_J_Sheen_CNA_9_5_14-350x350.jpg)](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2019/12/cna-rochester-bishop-requested-sheen-beatification-delay/)\n\nThis makes a lot of sense. Details:  The beatification of Archbishop Fulton Sheen was delayed at the request of Bishop Salvatore Matano of Rochester, according to several sources close to the beatification process. The bishop is reported to have requested the delay due to concerns that Sheen could be cited in the final report covering an ongoing state attorney general’s investigation into New York’s bishops and dioceses. In September, New York’s attorney general began an investigation into whether any of... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2019/12/cna-rochester-bishop-requested-sheen-beatification-delay/)\n\n[Bishops](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/category/bishops)\n\n[Ripped from the headlines](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/category/ripped-from-the-headlines)\n\n[Fulton Sheen](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/tag/fulton-sheen)\n\n2019-12-04T13:28:44-05:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! 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Rome Reports has an interesting roundup of celebrities who have lined up to meet him — and, in some cases, even kiss his ring. [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2019/12/hollywood-on-the-tiber-when-francis-met-redford/)\n\n[Pope](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/category/pope)\n\n[Robert Redford](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/tag/robert-redford)\n\n2019-12-04T11:21:36-05:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! 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In interviews, Latino converts said they are drawn to Islam because of the intense devotion to God, a simplicity in faith and a focus on community that they failed to find in their former faith. But their conversion often is not easy, as they break ties with family and their Christian upbringing. They are also choosing the faith... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2019/12/growing-number-of-u-s-latinos-leaving-catholic-church-for-islam/)\n\n[Ripped from the headlines](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/category/ripped-from-the-headlines)\n\n[Muslims](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/tag/muslims)\n\n2019-12-04T13:09:43-05:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! 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Richard J. Malone and appointed Apostolic Administrator vacant seat of the same diocese HE Msgr. Edward B. Scharfenberger, Bishop of Albany. The press release from Albany: Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Buffalo following the resignation of Bishop Richard J. Malone on Dec. 4. The appointment is effective immediately. Bishop Scharfenberger... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2019/12/its-official-malone-resigns-buffalos-scharfenberger-to-albany-as-administrator/)\n\n[Bishops](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/category/bishops)\n\n[Ripped from the headlines](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/category/ripped-from-the-headlines)\n\n[Albany](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/tag/albany)\n\n[Ed Scharfenberger](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/tag/ed-scharfenberger)\n\n2019-12-03T17:31:20-05:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.](//www.patheos.com/)\n\n# [Sheen beatification postponed after bishops ‘ask for further consideration’](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2019/12/sheen-beatification-postponed-after-bishops-ask-for-further-consideration/)\n\nLast updated on: December 3, 2019 at 5:31 pm   By [Deacon Greg Kandra](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/author/deacon-greg-kandra/)\n\n[![](https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/56/2014/09/sheen_thisone-150x150.jpg)](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2019/12/sheen-beatification-postponed-after-bishops-ask-for-further-consideration/)\n\nFrom CNA:  The scheduled beatification of Ven. Servant of God Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen has been postponed after several U.S. bishops asked that the cause be given more time for examination. The Diocese of Peoria announced the delay on Dec. 3. Archbishop Sheen’s beatification was set to take place on Dec. 21. “With deep regret, Bishop Daniel Jenky, C.S.C, Bishop of Peoria, announces that he has been informed by the Holy See that the beatification of Fulton Sheen will be postponed,”... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2019/12/sheen-beatification-postponed-after-bishops-ask-for-further-consideration/)\n\n[Hanging with the saints](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/category/hanging-with-the-saints)\n\n[Fulton Sheen](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/tag/fulton-sheen)\n\n2019-12-03T11:47:25-05:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! 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He speaks, among other things, about the faith that grounded him: His Catholic faith is one of those things Mr. Boehner has a hard time talking about.... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2019/12/john-boehner-catholic/)\n\n[Pope](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/category/pope)\n\n[John Boehner](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/tag/john-boehner)\n\n2019-12-02T20:32:51-05:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! 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Malone will request an “early retirement” and exit as head of the Buffalo Diocese, a source told The Buffalo News on Monday, following an earlier report that Pope Francis was expected to accept Malone’s resignation on Wednesday. Malone, 73, has resisted calls for his resignation for more than a year over his handling of a clergy sex abuse crisis that now includes more than 220 lawsuits against the diocese and more than 150... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2019/12/reports-buffalos-bishop-malone-to-step-down-wednesday/)\n\n[Bishops](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/category/bishops)\n\n[Ripped from the headlines](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/category/ripped-from-the-headlines)\n\n[Bishop Malone](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/tag/bishop-malone)\n\n[Buffalo](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/tag/buffalo)\n\n2019-12-02T11:42:07-05:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! 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Father Darrick Leier, the new priest at St. Mary Catholic Church in Aspen, had more of a gradual calling in terms of leaving secular life for the priesthood. Leier replaced the Rev. John Hilton as pastor of St. Mary in early... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2019/12/how-a-fallen-away-catholic-became-a-priest/)\n\n[Priests](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/category/priests)\n\n[Vocations](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/category/vocations)\n\n[Colorado](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/tag/colorado)\n\n2019-12-02T06:34:46-05:00\n\n[![LOGO](//www.patheos.com/~/media/images/components/navigation/patheos/patheos-logo-header.png) Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! 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Alberto Rojas was born on 5 January 1965 in Aguascalientes, Mexico. He completed his ecclesiastical studies at the Santa Maria de Guadalupe Seminary in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and at the University of Saint Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, Illinois. He was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago on 24 May 1997. After ordination he was assistant... [Read more](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2019/12/alberto-rojas-chicago-auxiliary-appointed-to-san-bernardino/)\n\n[Bishops](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/category/bishops)\n\n[Alberto Rojas](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/tag/alberto-rojas)\n\n[San Bernardino](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/tag/san-bernardino)\n\n- 1\n- [2](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/page/2/)\n- [3](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/page/3/)\n- [4](https://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/page/4/)\n- 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