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Archbishop Gomez brings Latino voice to new leadership role
"I'm grateful to my brother bishops for electing me," he said, before adding that he thinks it was "also about the Archdiocese of Los Angeles" -- the largest archdiocese in the country with about 5 million Catholics, 70 percent of whom are Latino.
Annual Peace Dinner explores responses in a world where violence abounds
"We want to start a dialogue and a chance to talk with people about ending war and practicing nonviolence," Bishop Botean told Catholic News Service.
Vatican official tells bishops to be ‘witnesses to the Risen One’
"This assembly and this country is in a time of transition, which is rarely something easy. We are supposed to be witnesses -- yes, even martyrs sometimes -- of our crucified and risen Lord Jesus so our life and ministry may make the Resurrection more credible," Cardinal Ouellet said.
Bishops approve moving forward four possible saints’ causes
The four candidates are Julia Greeley, a former slave who lived in Colorado; Sister Blandina Segale, a Sister of Charity who served on the frontier; Father Patrick Ryan, who ministered to those suffering yellow fever; and Msgr. Bernard Quinn, who fought bigotry and established a black church and orphanage in Brooklyn, New York.
D.C. City Council approves assisted suicide measure in second vote
The vote does not mean legalized assisted suicide is now the law in the district. The measure moves to Mayor Muriel Bowser for approval or veto. If it is approved, the law would be subject to congressional review.
South Korean Catholics seek president’s resignation over scandal
The church in South Korea has been vocal in its calls for Park to resign after news broke that her friend, Choi Soon-sil, allegedly manipulated the president to gain access to secret documents and purportedly embezzle funds through nonprofit foundations.
Admonish sin without putting on airs or being hypocrite, pope says
Pope Francis reflected on two verses in the Gospel of St. Luke (6:41-42) in which Jesus warns against the hypocrisy of noticing "the splinter in your brother's eye," but not perceiving "the wooden beam in your own."
NCCW records a million-plus works of mercy during jubilee year
The National Council of Catholic Women's "Million Works of Mercy" initiative, proposed by supporting member Jane Carter, asked NCCW members to tally their works of mercy, performed either individually or as a council affiliate.
U.S. bishops urged to bring wider attention to Christian persecution
Maronite Bishop Gregory J. Mansour said he hoped that the new four-year strategic plan adopted by the conference earlier in the day would incorporate a robust advocacy for religious freedom in the rest of the world.
Bishops make Africa subcommittee permanent, OK two staff positions for it
The bishops in a later vote also approved another 10-year extension for its most popular national collection, the Retirement Fund for Religious collection, which is taken up in most U.S. dioceses in early December.