Pope Leo XIV urged new archbishops to help him foster unity in a church rich in diversity. Eight of those new archbishops are from the United States, and they spoke to Catholic News Service about how they can help promote fraternity in today’s polarized world.
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Pope Leo XIV calls new archbishops to model ‘unity in diversity’ for a divided world
“The whole church needs fraternity, which must be present in all of our relationships, whether between lay people and priests, priests and bishops, bishops and the pope,” he said during his homily at Mass on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul June 29.
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Pope Leo XIV affirms priestly celibacy and demands ‘firm’ action on sex abuse in speech to bishops
History’s first American pope reaffirmed Wednesday that the primary role of bishops is to forge unity in his diocese among clergy and to be close to his flock in word and deed.
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Full text: Pope Leo’s meditation for the Jubilee of Bishops
“Dear friends, a Bishop is a witness to hope by his example of a life firmly grounded in God and completely devoted to the service of the Church. This will be the case only insofar as he is conformed to Christ in his personal life and in his apostolic ministry.”
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A Catholic bishop and a Jewish candidate for NYC mayor go to immigration court
The direct action of San Diego Bishop Michael Pham is likely to leave a stronger impression in the minds of the public—and of the immigrants who are circling in and out of court—than any written statement.
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Archbishop Gomez: Why we need a new conversation on immigration
“This is not policy, it is punishment, and it can only result in cruel and arbitrary outcomes.”
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Catholic bishops quietly criticized Trump’s budget. But they need to get their message out.
The USCCB wrote a letter to Congress on May 20 mildly refuting certain aspects of Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill.
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Archbishop Weisenburger: Immigrants are—and always have been—the lifeblood of America.
Who are we as a country if we are unable to recognize the same aspirations demonstrated by today’s immigrants that once defined the immigrants of generations gone by?
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Bishops condemn El Salvador’s ‘international prison’ where Trump is sending migrants
”Do not collaborate in the fight against migrants by the great colonizing countries.”
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Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ betrays the poor. The church must oppose it.
The church and the bishops of the United States should lead the way in speaking against this bill and calling on Catholics to work for its defeat, writes Archbishop John C. Wester of Sante Fe.