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CRS official sees wins in Ebola fight, but there’s ‘a lot more to do’
Catholic organizations and dioceses in the United States have responded to the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa with both generosity and extreme caution. Catholic Relief Services committed $1.5 million to prevent transmission of the virus there.
Bishops OK liturgy items, endorse sainthood cause, hold elections
Though there were no actions on the U.S. bishops' agenda in Baltimore dealing with immigration, poverty and other public policy issues, conference president Archbishop Jooseph Kurtz said he hopes to meet with President Barack Obama and congressional leaders soon on several topics.
Religious liberty ‘continues to be great concern,’ Archbishop Lori says
The ongoing work of the U.S. bishops to defend religious freedom will take a slightly different tone in upcoming years, said its committee chairman.
Encourage more Latino students to attend Catholic schools, bishops told
The church needs to do a better job of encouraging Latino families and underserved populations to send their children to Catholic schools, the bishops were told Nov. 10 during their annual fall assembly in Baltimore.
Redefinition of marriage poses ‘complex challenges,’ says archbishop
The U.S. bishops gathered in Baltimore for their annual fall general assembly were urged not to "shy away" from the Catholic Church's support of traditional marriage even as laws across the country are legalizing same-sex marriage.
U.S. bishops endorse sainthood cause of Father Paul Wattson
The U.S. bishops gave their support to advancing the cause of Father Paul Wattson, a onetime Episcopal priest who joined the Catholic Church more than a century ago along with the members of the Society of the Atonement, which he co-founded.
Bishops reminded of role as pastors to Christ’s family — the church
The role of Catholic bishops is to accompany their family of the church through their fears and concerns, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said Nov. 10.
USCCB president emphasizes bishops’ role of serving family of church
Acknowledging that families come with complications, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops reminded his fellow bishops Nov. 10 that their role is to accompany their family of the church through their fears and concerns.
Look to his history to understand ‘pope of surprises,’ cardinal says
Pope Francis is clearly "a pope of surprises," German Cardinal Walter Kasper said in an address in Washington Nov. 6, and those who would try to understand the pontiff, he added, should remember his Argentine roots and how they influence his theology and his world view.
Many factors seen affecting increasingly lower voter turnout in U.S.
On a day when Americans are given the opportunity to exercise a right that people in other parts of the world are still fighting for, many of them have chosen, and continue to choose, not to vote.