Archbishop Tobin is a man of simple lifestyle, committed to dialogue, encounter and the poor.
Bishops
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Catholic Church in Guam gets new leader while former archbishop faces sexual assault allegations
Pope Francis on Monday named Bishop Michael Jude Byrnes, the auxiliary bishop of Detroit, as the new leader of the Guam archdiocese.
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Discerning a New Role
“Well, she read in the newspaper that you pick up after yourself and you cook your own food and wash your own clothes,” Archbishop Tobin recalled telling him. “She’s had it up to here with the sort of monarchic church!”The future pope laughed, and the remarks apparently
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Canada bishops deplore refugee delays
The president of the Canadian bishops’ conference has written a frank letter to Canada’s federal immigration minister urging immediate government action to unclog delays in processing refugee applicants. Bishop Douglas Crosby, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, wro
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Continue Cease-Fire
Colombia’s Catholic bishops urged the government and armed rebels to commit to an indefinite cease-fire while a new peace deal is negotiated after voters rejected an agreement that would have formally ended the Western Hemisphere’s longest-running war. Following a meeting on Oct. 13-14,
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Legalizing pot is ‘unacceptable,’ say leading U.S. Catholics
Recreational marijuana could soon be legal in at least five states.
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After two shootings, faith community supports local police, Iowa bishop says
“May all of us working together find the courage to move forward in a manner that brings peace to our beloved community,” said Bishop Pates.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Francis promotes dialogue rather confrontation in his picks for three American cardinals
Sometimes Pope Francis’ actions are even more eloquent than his words.
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News Briefs
In his message for World Food Day on Oct. 14, Pope Francis urged consumers to take responsibility for their use and waste of food and actions that harm the environment. • The Diocese of Baton Rouge has been helping flood victims deal with the stress of “letting go” and adjusting to
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Cardinal Joseph Tobin says it’s all about listening
The archbishop discusses his experience with Catholic sisters, thoughts on communion for divorced and remarried Catholics and more.