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No charges filed against Monsignor accused of misconduct

February 13, 2023 PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release NO CHARGES FILED AGAINST MONSIGNOR ACCUSED OF…

An Open Letter Regarding the Catholic Identity of The Avodah Collective

Feast of St. Blaise Feb. 3, 2023 Prot. N. 2023-0075 AB A Dear brothers and…

Archdiocese Statement on All Souls Catholic School Employment Decision

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Statement on All Souls Catholic School Employment Decision A recently…

Archdiocese Statement Regarding Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

January 20, 2023 Archdiocese of Denver 1300 S. Steele St. Denver, CO 80210 PRESS RELEASE…

Archdiocese of Denver Continues Talks with City on Mullen Home Use

January 10, 2023 Archdiocese of Denver 1300 S. Steele St. Denver, CO 80210 PRESS RELEASE…

Archdiocese of Denver Works with City on Use of Mullen Home

January 3, 2023 Archdiocese of Denver 1300 S. Steele St. Denver, CO 80210 PRESS RELEASE…

Archbishop Prays for Victims and Families in Mass Shooting

November 20, 2022 Archdiocese of Denver 1300 S. Steele St. Denver, CO 80210 PRESS RELEASE…

Read the Archdiocese of Denver’s Synodal Process Executive Report

Little Sisters of the Poor to Withdraw from Mullen Home in Denver

Joint News Release from the Little Sisters of the Poor and the Archdiocese of Denver…

Roe, Casey overturned! Archbishop Aquila statement on Supreme Court ruling protecting life

June 24, 2022 On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs…

Statement from Archbishop Aquila and Bishop Rodriguez on school shooting in Uvalde, Texas

May 25, 2022 "Words fail to describe the shock and pain that yesterday’s mass shooting…

Archbishop Samuel Aquila statement in support of San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone

May 20, 2022 Today, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of the Archdiocese of San Francisco announced to…

Archbishop Aquila signs fraternal open letter from bishops around the world to bishops in Germany

On April 12, A Fraternal Open Letter to Our Brother Bishops in Germany was posted…

Archbishop Aquila to join Pope Francis in Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

On Friday, March 25, Archbishop Samuel Aquila will join Pope Francis in praying the Act…

Testimony from Bishop Jorge Rodriguez in Opposition of Colorado HB22-1279

Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee March 17, 2022: HB22-1279 – Reproductive Health Equity Act "Thank you,…

Submitted Testimony from Archbishop Samuel Aquila in Opposition of Colorado HB22-1279

Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee March 17, 2022: HB22-1279 – Reproductive Health Equity Act “Human life…

Archbishop Aquila statement in support of Pope Francis consecrating Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

On Tuesday, March 15, Pope Francis announced that he will consecrate Russia and Ukraine to…

Archbishop Samuel Aquila joins calls for prayer and fasting for an immediate end to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

With great sadness and anguish, the world has witnessed the beginning of a violent Russian…

Statement from Archbishop Aquila in support of Bishop George Thomas’ recent letter

The following is a statement from Archbishop Samuel Aquila in support of the letter published…

Statement from Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila supporting those impacted by the Marshall Wildfire in Colorado

Archdiocese announces special collection and relief fund. The following is a statement from Archbishop Samuel…

Archbishop Aquila statement against the so-called “Women’s Health Protection Act”

Action Alert - Contact Your Senator Pope Francis recently stated, “Abortion is more than an…

Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila releases response to “Forum 1” of the German Catholic Synodal Path

May 26, 2021 As the bishops of Germany move forward with a synodal path that…

Statement from Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila in support of Eucharistic coherence discussion at June 2021 USSCB Meetings

May 25, 2021 In response to a letter from multiple U.S. bishops urging USCCB President…

Archbishop Aquila and Bishop Rodriguez welcome Colorado Springs Bishop-elect James R. Golka to Colorado

April 30, 2021 The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Diocese of Colorado…

Statement from Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila on the Vatican’s ‘Responsum’ on marriage and same-sex unions

March 22, 2021 DENVER – On March 15, 2021, the Congregation for the Doctrine of…

Archbishop Aquila Statement on Inauguration of Joe Biden

January 20, 2021 Denver – Archbishop Samuel Aquila has released the following statement in support…

Archdiocese of Denver Statement on Pope Francis’ Comments in ‘Francesco’ Documentary

October 21, 2020 Statement from the Archdiocese of Denver: En Español “In the documentary Francesco…

Statement on Vendor Security Incident

On July 16, the Archdiocese of Denver was notified by one of its third-party software…

Message from Archbishop Aquila on opening of reparations program

Oct. 7, 2019 A message from Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila on the opening of the…

Archbishop Aquila’s letter on agreement with Colorado Attorney General

On February 19, 2019, Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila and the three dioceses of Colorado announced…

Colorado bishops and Colorado Attorney General announce joint initiatives to support survivors of childhood sex abuse

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FAQ Archbishop Aquila Letter Promise Website • An independent reviewer will examine…

FAQ on Colorado Dioceses Independent Record Review and Independent Reparations Program

February 19, 2019 Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila and the bishops of the three Colorado dioceses…

Carta del arzobispo de Denver sobre la crisis de abuso sexual

En el fondo, esta es una crisis espiritual que requiere fidelidad, reparación y confianza en…

Letter to the Archdiocese of Denver on the abuse crisis

At its root, this is a spiritual crisis that requires fidelity, reparation, and reliance on…

Statement on so-called Catholic Masses

It is the case that Christian services that appear to be or are advertised as…