Bishop George V. Murry of Youngstown, Ohio, chair of the U.S. bishops' Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, center right, conducts an interview near the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington on Oct. 2, 2017. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Bishop gives stark appraisal of church relations with African-Americans

by Mark Pattison - Catholic News Service February 5, 2018

“The American Catholic Church has continued to be virtually silent,” said Bishop George V. Murry of Youngstown, Ohio, “which leads us to the question: Why?”

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Parishes should welcome women who feel unheard, Catholic leaders say in response to ‘America’ survey

by Michael J. O’Loughlin February 5, 2018

“Women’s perspectives should be at the heart of conversations about how to build up the church,” said Kim Daniels.

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Pope Francis received sex abuse victim’s letter, contradicting denial

by Nicole Winfield - Associated Press and Eva Vergara - Associated Press February 5, 2018

The fact that Francis received the eight-page letter challenges his insistence that he has “zero tolerance” for sex abuse and cover-ups.

Archbishop Antonio Lopez Castillo of Barquisimeto, Venezuela, celebrates Mass on Jan. 28 at Santa Rosa Church in Barquisimeto. (CNS photo/Cody Weddle)

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‘Devils in a cassock’: Venezuela’s Maduro attacks church leaders

by Cody Weddle - Catholic News Service February 1, 2018

During his comments to the pro-government National Constituent Assembly Jan. 15, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro also ordered the attorney general to investigate the bishops for hate crimes.

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Ross Douthat and Massimo Faggioli debate Francis’ legacy

by Jack Jenkins - Religion News Service February 1, 2018

The conversation often circled back to the question of whether Francis was fundamentally altering the church, and if his doing so could result in a “break” or schism.

Bishop George V. Murry of Youngstown, Ohio, who chairs the U.S. bishops' Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism, gives a talk Jan. 27 at St. Peter Catholic Church in Charlotte, N.C., about racism in the Catholic Church's history and how his committee is addressing it. (CNS photo/Patricia L. Guilfoyle, Catholic News Herald)

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The church must ‘speak and live in truth’ to combat racism, bishop says

by Antonio De Loera-Brust February 1, 2018

A majority black parish in downtown Charlotte has fostered an ongoing dialogue on race with members a majority white parish less than three miles away.