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Bishops discuss national document on youth, young adults
The bishop of Dallas called for a new pastoral framework on accompanying youths and young adults in the church. Other bishops sought inclusion of youth without a religious affiliation.
Bishops vote to draft teaching document on the Eucharist
The U.S. bishops approved by a wide margin -- 168-55 -- a plan to draft a document to examine the "meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the church" following a lengthy debate during their spring general assembly.
Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic agency in foster case
Although the court said Philadelphia's anti-discrimination laws put an unfair burden on Philadelphia's Catholic Social Services, the justices did not issue a sweeping ruling on religious rights or overturn its previous decision involving religious liberty.
Pro-life group decries new bill aimed at codifying Roe v. Wade
The bill "would invalidate nearly all existing state limitations on abortion," said a spokesperson with National Right to Life. Democratic Sens. Bob Casey Jr. and Joe Manchin are not among the bill's co-sponsors.
Use online outlets to communicate truth in love, not spread hate, archbishop says
An epidemic of hatred in social media and digital news, in which people turn against one another rather than speak truth in love, is poisoning communications and damaging the unity Christ calls for, Detroit Archbishop Allen Vigneron wrote in a pastoral letter.
Catholic media must proclaim God’s word, not polarize, Bishop Barron says
Prioritizing the resurrection of Jesus over some "false dichotomy, pitting one against the other," was one theme along with social media and synodality in a talk by popular speaker Bishop Robert Barron to Catholic media professionals June 10.
New solar energy project in Brooklyn Diocese is response to ‘Laudato Si”
Catholic Charities launched the Laudato Si Corporation, a green-energy initiative to generate renewable energy with arrays of solar photovoltaic panels mounted on the rooftops of residential buildings across the Brooklyn Diocese.
Sense of hope is required for Catholic journalists, Archbishop Lori says
Hope allows Catholic communicators to describe the "signs of the times" not through the lens of ideology or ... animosity but by faith, the archbishop of Baltimore told attendees at a Mass during the Catholic Media Conference.
‘Communicate hope in the face of trying times,’ declares cardinal at CMC
While there is "an unfortunate tendency" to focus on the forces of evil, Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle urged people not to lose hope, but to "look for signs of civility, of goodness, of solidarity, of compassion."
Gregory: Catholic media’s task is to wed the facts to ‘truth of the Gospel’
Before the pandemic, society was "beginning to feel at times hopeless," Cardinal Wilton Gregory told Catholic journalists, who face the challenge of "enhancing hope" to remind people "we are not doing this alone. We are a people in journey together."