Bishop David O’Connell, an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles known for his advocacy for peace, was shot and killed Saturday, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis names Bishop Frank Leo new archbishop of Toronto
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Thomas Collins as archbishop of Toronto and appointed Bishop Francis Leo to succeed him as the 14th archbishop of Canada’s largest diocese.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Analysis: What’s really driving criticism of Cardinal McElroy’s call for LGBT inclusion
In addition to the critique of Cardinal McElroy’s focus on welcome and inclusion, critics are also reacting to the process through which that could happen: the ongoing synod of bishops.
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U.S. bishops push back on Biden’s claim that the church doesn’t oppose tax-funded abortions
After President Biden said that U.S. bishops are not demanding that federal dollars not fund abortions, the U.S.C.C.B. stated that they are “united” in commitment to life.
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Pope Francis taps Chicago-born bishop to lead Vatican department that evaluates new bishops
The decision comes at a time when Cardinal Ouellet is pursuing a defamation case against a Canadian woman church worker, who had accused him of unwanted sexual touching.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Decriminalization and dialogue: What statements from Pope Francis and Cardinal McElroy mean for L.G.B.T. Catholics
The pope and Cardinal McElroy both made statements this week on L.G.B.T. issues, which have until recently not been discussed by church officials.
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Dolores Leckey, founding director of U.S. bishops’ laity secretariat, dies at 89
Dolores R. Leckey, who was founding director of the U.S. bishops’ Secretariat for the Laity in 1977 and at the time one of the highest ranking women in the U.S. Catholic Church, died peacefully of natural causes Jan. 17 in her home in Arlington.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Putting Vatican II into action: The life of Archbishop John Quinn
In his many articles for America over the years (his first appeared in 1968), Archbishop John Quinn tackled issues ranging from synodality to sex abuse to the priest shortage to abortion. Do those sound familiar today?
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Archbishop John Quinn in 1989: Abortion breeds insensitivity to the sacredness of human life
The archbishop of San Francisco writes on the immorality and legal dangers of abortion in 1989.
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McCarrick’s lawyers seek to prove disgraced former cardinal not competent to stand trial
As Theodore McCarrick faces criminal charges for allegedly sexually abusing a 16-year-old boy, the disgraced former cardinal’s legal defense team is now claiming he is in steep mental and physical decline and therefore not able to stand trial.