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Thomas Aquinas (c.1224–1274) taught: "God alone absolves from sin and forgives sins authoritatively; yet priests do both ministerially, because the words of the priest in this sacrament work as instruments of the Divine power, as in the other sacraments: because it is the Divine power that works inwardly in all the sacramental signs, be they ...
1111 Michael Way, Las Vegas [15] St. James the Apostle 1920 N. Martin Luther King Blvd, Las Vegas Founded as mission in 1940, became parish in 1952 [16] St. Joan of Arc 315 S. Casino Center Blvd, Las Vegas Oldest Catholic parish in Las Vegas. Mission founded in 1908, church dedicated in 1940 [17] St. Catherine of Siena Mission 47 Pearl Ave ...
In 1995, Pope John Paul II divided the Diocese of Reno-Las Vegas into the Diocese of Reno and the Diocese of Las Vegas. He appointed Daniel F. Walsh, previously bishop of Reno-Las Vegas, as the first bishop of Las Vegas. The second bishop of Las Vegas was Joseph A. Pepe of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, named by John Paul II in 2001. [7]
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis has taken to task priests who are so harsh on sinners that faithful feel pushed away by the church. Francis said during his homily in St. Peter's Basilica Sunday ...
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On October 18, 2003, Pepe dedicated the Our Lady of LaVang Vietnamese Catholic Community in Las Vegas as a shrine. In 2004, he opened a diocese human resources department along with an Office of Hispanic Ministry, an Office of Liturgy and Worship and an Office of Archives. On September 27, 2007, Pepe dedicated Bishop Gorman High School in Las ...
Pope Francis on Monday allowed all Roman Catholic priests the power to forgive abortion, a power previously reserved for bishops or special confessors.
In the Catholic Church, the Apostolic Pardon is an indulgence given for the remission of temporal punishment due to sin.The Apostolic Pardon is given by a priest, usually along with Viaticum (i.e. reception of Communion by a dying person, see Pastoral Care of the Sick, USA numbers 184, 187, 195, 201).