A senior priest in the Palmerston North Diocese has been honoured by the Pope for his outstanding services to the Church and society. Brian Walsh, of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit on Palmerston North’s Broadway Ave and chaplain to the local Marist Sports Club, has recently been named a Monsignor by Pope Francis. When Read more
Pope Francis is limiting the title “monsignor” among diocesan priests to those of 65 years and older. The change is not not retroactive however Bishops must resubmit any pending requests for papal honours in accordance with the new rules. The new rules were announced in a letter from the Vatican Secretariat of State to nunciatures Read more
Pope Francis has stopped granting priests the honorary title of “monsignor,” the London-based Catholic weekly The Tablet reported. The Tablet’s Rome correspondent Robert Mickens said the pontiff first made the decision in April shortly after his election as pope. The title monsignor is an honorific of sorts normally granted to priests as a reward for Read more