The election Archbishop Timothy Broglio to lead the conference suggested to Bishop Stowe that “we’re definitely not going to be going in the direction of Pope Francis any more than we have, and that’s unfortunate.”
Kevin Clarke
Kevin Clarke is America’s chief correspondent and the author of Oscar Romero: Love Must Win Out (Liturgical Press).
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Archbishop Broglio, questioned on abuse, homosexuality and whether he’s a ‘Pope Francis’ bishop in first press conference as USCCB head
If his first press conference is any indication of what is in store for him over the next three years, Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the president-elect of the U.S.C.C.B., may be in for a bit of a bumpy ride.
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Bishops elect Archbishop Broglio of military archdiocese as president of USCCB
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services was elected Nov. 15 to a three-year term as president of the U.S.C.C.B. during the bishops’ fall general assembly in Baltimore.
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Is it possible to fight inflation without putting thousands out of work? Here’s what Catholic social teaching says.
The church’s preferential option for the poor demands that U.S. policymakers dovetail inflation-fighting with credible investments to sustain the unemployed.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
The problem with the prosperity Gospel
A Reflection for Saturday of the Thirty-first Week in Ordinary Time, by Kevin Clarke
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Catholic schools outperform public and charter counterparts in first post-Covid national assessment
“If Catholic schools were a state, they’d be the highest performing in the nation on all four N.A.E.P. tests,” Kathleen Porter-Magee, the superintendent of Partnership Schools, pointed out on Twitter.
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Two Jesuits report from the Ukraine front—standing up to Putin and serving refugees in Poland
How are negotiations possible, Father Andriy Zelinskyy asked, when the Russian opening position is: “Either you do what we want or we kill you.”
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Living in hell: A Jesuit superior describes dire conditions in Haiti
“Haitian people are living in what may be easily compared to hell,” Jean Denis Saint Félix, S.J., says. “No electricity, no running water, no transportation because there is no fuel. Unhealthy conditions everywhere.”
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Providers push back on abortion criticism: ‘This country would be in dire straits without Catholic health care’
Sister Haddad, the president and chief executive officer of the Catholic Health Association, wonders why any fair observer should be surprised to discover that Catholic institutions would adhere to Catholic teaching on abortion and contraception.
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What does the Catholic Church say about cheating?
How many of us know real-world cheaters who have just plain gotten ahead, not despite their short-cutting but because of it?