October 9, 2025
Bishop Fernandes welcomes Pope Leo XIV’s first exhortation, DILEXI TE
Bishop Earl K. Fernandes and the Diocese of Columbus gratefully welcome Pope Leo XIV’s first exhortation of his pontificate, DILEXI TE. DILEXI TE, composed as a follow-up to the Encyclical DILEXIT NOS,.
October 4, 2023
On Laudate Deum
Bishop Earl K. Fernandes and the Diocese of Columbus warmly welcome the Holy Father’s Apostolic Exhortation Laudate Deum, which follows his 2015 encyclical letter Laudato Si. All are invited to read and study.
December 31, 2022
Pope Benedict XVI
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today we received the news of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Words cannot capture our grief, as together, with Catholics around.