It will probably come as no surprise that this morning rsquo s Supreme Court decision was not exactly welcomed by representatives of the U S bishops rsquo conference Its president Archbishop Joseph Kurtz described the Obergefell v Hodges decision as a ldquo tragic error rdquo and other reactio
Kevin Clarke
Kevin Clarke is America’s chief correspondent and the author of Oscar Romero: Love Must Win Out (Liturgical Press).
Posted inIn All Things
U.S. Bishops’ President Kurtz: Supreme Court Decision on Marriage ‘A Tragic Error’
Archbishop Joseph E Kurtz of Louisville Kentucky president of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops called today 39 s Supreme Court decision interpreting the U S Constitution to require all states to license and recognize same-sex marriage quot a tragic error rdquo Jesus Christ with great
Posted inSigns Of the Times
Mourning Charleston’s Victims
Expressions of regret and horror, prayer services and moments of silence across the country followed in the aftermath of a shooting in a historic church in Charleston, S.C. The rampage on June 17 claimed the lives of nine people. Once again the nation faced the grim, inexplicable spectacle of a mass
Posted inNews
Mourning in Charleston and Around the Nation
Expressions of regret and horror, prayer services and moments of silence across the country followed in the aftermath of a shooting in a historic Charleston, S.C., church. The rampage claimed the lives of nine people on June 17. Hundreds gathered around the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church
Posted inDispatches
Carolina Bishops Issue Statements After Charleston Gun Rampage
Robert E Guglielmone of the Diocese of Charleston issued a statement today in the aftermath of the gun rampage last night in Charleston He said ldquo I am deeply saddened by the mass murder that occurred at Emanuel AME Church The inside of any church is a sanctuary When a person enters he or
Posted inLaudato Si
Pope Francis explores key Catholic Social Teaching themes in “Laudato Si'”
Pope Francis wants it clear that his first encyclical is to be appreciated as an addition to the church’s 124 year tradition of Catholic Social Teaching. How do we know? He tells us so right there at the beginning in number 15: “It is my hope that this Encyclical Letter, which is now added to the body of the Church’s social teaching, can help us to acknowledge the appeal, immensity and urgency of the challenge we face.”
Posted inNews
Will ‘Francis Effect’ Sway U.S. Catholics on Climate Change Crisis?: Pew researchers look at continued popularity of the pope and likely impact of his hotly anticipated encyclical on the environment
Although a new Pew Research Center study shows that Pope Francis remains just as popular as ever among Catholics across demographic and political lines (86 percent view him favorably), its recent polling suggests his hotly anticipated encyclical on the environment may only impress about half his U.S
Posted inIn All Things
Encycli-leak: Respecting the Embargo of Pope Francis Letter We Are
Well, it has been some kind of morning here in Catholic media land.
Posted inDispatches
Statement from Archbishop John Nienstedt
The Archdiocese of St Paul and Minneapolis issued the following statement this morning from Archbishop John C Nienstedt In order to give the Archdiocese a new beginning amidst the many challenges we face I have submitted my resignation as Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis to our Holy Father
Posted inNews
After Baltimore and Ferguson, Church Must Help End Racism, Promote Justice
The U.S. bishops join with other religious leaders and civic leaders “in pledging to work for healing and reconciliation” after a series of racial conflicts “that have taken place around our beloved country,” said Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky.