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Local prayer services, Mass planned for late pope
Catholic churches across the Diocese of Charlotte are welcoming people to come in and pray for the r...
While holding line on priesthood, Pope Francis promoted women's roles
Asserting that the Catholic Church needed the gifts and experiences of women, Pope Francis appointed...
The best of Francis: Five unforgettable moments
Elizabeth Scalia, OSV News. She is editor at large for OSV. Follow her on X @theanchoress....
Synods and synodality: Pope Francis' method and vision for the church
While Pope Francis often bucked formality and sidestepped some offices of the Roman Curia, one insti...About the Diocese
Founded in 1972, the Diocese of Charlotte encompasses the 46 counties in the western half of North Carolina, bordering Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina, with more than 530,000 Catholics in 93 parishes and missions. We operate 20 schools and more than 50 ministries and programs – including food banks, counseling, prison ministry, youth and elder ministry, campus ministry, anti-poverty efforts, refugee resettlement and pro-life advocacy.