In a self-described follow-up to his encyclical “Laudato Si,” Pope Francis plans to release a new environmental document to assess what has happened since 2015 and what more needs to be done.
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U.S. bishops’ Labor Day message: It is pro-life to support working families
The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ domestic policy committee said the nation has “urgent work” to do to really show a “radical solidarity with working families.”
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San Francisco Archdiocese files for bankruptcy amid hundreds of sex abuse lawsuits
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco announced Aug. 21 the archdiocese has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization “to facilitate settlements” with survivors of clergy abuse.
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German cardinal is ‘disappointed’ priests and staff tried to access porn sites using archdiocese computers
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki commented, “To some, the consumption of pornography may seem harmless. But I agree with Pope Francis, who condemns it and warns of its dangers, especially the violation of human dignity.”
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Retired Bishop Hubbard of Albany is hospitalized after suffering major stroke
Retired Bishop Howard J. Hubbard of Albany, whose request to be returned to the lay state was rejected by the Vatican, has been hospitalized at Albany Medical Center after suffering a major stroke this week.
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Archbishop Cordileone: Bankruptcy ‘very likely’ as San Francisco settles abuse lawsuits
A Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization could be an inevitability for the Archdiocese of San Francisco, according to a statement released Aug. 4 by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone.
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The U.S. will have the fifth largest delegation at World Youth Day
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced July 24 that more than 28,600 individuals, most between the ages of 18 and 25, and over 60 U.S bishops will be on hand for the Aug. 1-6 gathering.
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German cardinal to take legal action after police raid on his residence
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki plans to take legal action after investigators searched his residence and other buildings of the Archdiocese of Cologne June 27, the KNA news agency reported.
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Bishop Stika of Knoxville resigns early amid Vatican investigation into abuse cover-up and financial mismanagement
Bishop Richard F. Stika of Knoxville, 65, has resigned from pastoral governance of the diocese, after he has faced media interest in alleged sexual abuse cover-up and financial mismanagement.
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LGBTQ Catholics urged to ‘proclaim compassionate love of God’ by Outreach 2023 speakers
The third annual Outreach gathering of LGBTQ+ Catholics was held at the Lincoln Center campus of Fordham University over the weekend.