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Papal ambassador urges U.S. bishops to listen closely to the church
Synodality "is an answer to the challenges of our time and to the confrontation, which is threatening to divide this country, and which also has its echoes in the church," said Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the U.S.
Don’t make Eucharist statement partisan, urges advisory council’s chair
The U.S. bishops' proposed statement on the Eucharist "cannot be partisan," nor should it be made such "through calculated expression or calculated suppression of our doctrine and belief," said the lay head of the bishops' National Advisory Council.
Sex abuse survivors urge bishops to denounce Church Militant’s agenda
The survivors demanded that the bishops spend more time on sex abuse and less on reception of Communion, and denounce a right-wing group rallying nearby that claims homosexuality is linked to pedophilia, causing the abuse scandal.
La Salle U. honors archdiocesan agency as ‘sign of faith’
Catholic Social Services received the Signum Fidei award from the school's alumni association, honoring a 200-year legacy of work that would make a patron saint proud.
Bishops consider new resolution on diocesan financial reporting
The resolution encourages each U.S. bishop to adopt a voluntary reporting mechanism for him to affirm annually "that his diocesan finance council is functioning in accord with the expectations of canon law."
Bishops consider socially responsible investments
A draft document of guidelines governing the Catholic Conference's financial investments includes wider limits on where money would be invested and advances a policy on corporate practices that impact human dignity.
Catholic groups criticize Archbishop Gomez for speech on ‘woke’ movements
Five Catholic and Christian groups and about 9,000 grassroots Catholics and ecumenical religious advocates called for the archbishop to apologize for his criticism of new secular movements that promote social justice.
Church’s evangelizing mission can heal division, archbishop tells assembly
Describing a time of spiritual awakening among Americans rising from the pandemic, Archbishop Jose Gomez told fellow U.S. bishops at their meeting that the challenge is "to understand how the church should carry out her mission."
Synod on synodality should not avoid problems, archbishop says in homily
Baltimore Archbishop Lori pointed to past synods held in the city where bishops dealt with immigration, liturgical and catechetical matters, relations between bishops and priests, and "the relationship of faith and culture in America."
Friends fete Msgr. Francis Schmidt on 90th birthday
Volunteers with Father Chuck’s Challenge gathered recently to surprise the archdiocesan priest and longtime leader of the overseas aid organization at which they also reviewed its ongoing aid to communities in Nicaragua and Haiti.