Cardinal Bernardin’s consistent ethic of life could be helpful as the church grapples with issues like migration, health care and even taxes, some bishops say.
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Michael J. O’Loughlin is national correspondent at America and author of Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.
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Bishops (again) object to G.O.P. tax plan’s effects on the poor
“No tax reform proposal is acceptable that increases taxes for those living in poverty to help pay for benefits for wealthy citizens.”
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Hipster Catholics get a handbook
When it comes to defining what makes Catholicism hipster, a new book argues that being Catholic is hipster in itself.
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Bishops take up Pope Francis’ family teaching, encourage broader reading of ‘Amoris Laetitia’
Bishop Richard Malone told bishops that the plan would “encourage a broader reading of ‘Amoris Laetitia’ and seek to advance more conversation” around “strengthening marriage and family life.”
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Bishops choose Naumann over Cupich for pro-life chair in bellwether vote
Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann beat Cardinal Blase Cupich, a proponent of the “consistent ethic of life” approach to pro-life issues.
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Puerto Rico Archbishop: We’re still in a state of emergency
“We still need water, we still need food, we still need clothing,” Archbishop Roberto González Nieves said
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Head of U.S. bishops: We must resist the division caused by hot-button issues
The theme of division in the church and in society has been frequently invoked during the bishops’ deliberations this week.
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Vatican secretary of state to U.S. bishops: Resist ego and fight polarization
Cardinal Parolin’s visit comes at a time when internal divisions among U.S. Catholics have become public.
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U.S. bishops may discuss GOP tax plan, guns & what it means to be ‘pro-life’ at annual meeting
Much of the business appears to be routine, though the bishops as a body have been vocal in recent months about a range of political and social issues, as well as internal church politics, that are sure to come up during the meeting.
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U.S. Bishops: “unconscionable” tax bill raises taxes on the poor to pay for cuts for the wealthy
The bishops said the tax proposal “appears to be the first federal income tax modification in American history that will raise income taxes on the working poor while simultaneously providing a large tax cut to the wealthy.”