Former White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon believes the Catholic Church has been “terrible” to Mr. Trump on the issue of immigration, accusing bishops of supporting immigrants out of “economic interest.”
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Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Miami archbishop: If Arpaio gets amnesty, why not undocumented immigrants?
Catholic leaders voice alarm that the president will end the DACA program protecting undocumented individuals brought to the U.S. as children.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis: Jesus made Peter and his successors, the bishops of Rome, the center of communion in the church
His words would appear to be a gentle but firm reminder especially to the minority of Catholics who are challenging his authority.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Will the bishops’ new anti-racism committee make a difference?
An ad hoc committee to deal with racism in society and in the church may lead to the first pastoral letter on racism written by U.S. bishops since 1979
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
In the wake of Charlottesville, U.S. Catholic bishops form new anti-racism task force
“For too long, the sin of racism has lived and thrived in our communities and even in some of our churches.”
Posted inFaith, News
The next bishop of Raleigh is from Latin America—like many in his flock
To say that Hispanics in the diocese take pride in their newly appointed bishop is an understatement.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
How the Catholic response to Charlottesville moved from pleas for unity to condemnations of racism
A second statement from the U.S. bishops read: “We stand against the evil of racism, white supremacy and neo-Nazism.”
Posted inFaith, News
Vatican investigates Indonesian priest accused of having a mistress, misappropriating funds
The Vatican has appointed an apostolic visitor to investigate claims by Indonesian priests that their bishop had a mistress and misappropriated church funds.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Bishop involved in Catholic-evangelical dialogue responds to ‘ecumenism of hate’ essay
Bishop William Murphy calls for more nuance in discussing “the proper kind of religious influence in the secular sphere.”
Posted inFeatures, Politics & Society
How Bishop Ruiz built the church in Southern Mexico long before Pope Francis spoke of the peripheries
Bishop Ruiz preached “evangelization by the poor,” instructed his priests to study local indigenous languages and trained hundreds of catechists and deacons.