Pope Francis imparted the final blessing at the funeral of Cardinal Pell, who decried his papacy as a “catastrophe.”
Bishops
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Inside President Biden’s car ride along the border with Bishop Seitz
Two days before the president’s arrival in El Paso, Bishop Seitz had released a statement on behalf of the U.S. bishops critical of the Biden administration’s recently announced immigration plans.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
New USCCB president: Bishops suffer from damaged unity. But the Gospel shows how to resolve our disagreements.
“I am not suggesting that we ignore disagreement, but that we handle it in an evangelical fashion, ” Archbishop Timothy Broglio writes.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
China vows more ‘friendly consensus’ after unusually harsh Vatican statement
Beijing and the Vatican are once again tangling over the prickly issue of appointing Chinese bishops.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Vatican statement suggests China violated agreement over appointment of bishops
In an unusual move, the Vatican issued a public statement of regret, essentially accusing the Chinese government of violating its agreement with the Vatican.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Ukraine, abortion, racism, women’s ordination: Highlights from America’s interview with Pope Francis
Pope Francis called for overcoming polarization in the life of the Catholic Church in an exclusive interview with America magazine.
Posted inFaith, Letters
Letter to the Editor: Correcting a common misconception about the U.S.C.C.B
Social justice issues, including climate change, consume not only the majority of our public relations, but also our staffing resources at the U.S.C.C.B.
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German church will no longer fire employees for divorce or same-sex marriage
The bishops adopted the more liberal guidelines for the approximately 800,000 employees of the Catholic Church and the Caritas social services organization.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Interview: Bishop Stowe wants the USCCB to take Pope Francis’ priorities seriously
The election Archbishop Timothy Broglio to lead the conference suggested to Bishop Stowe that “we’re definitely not going to be going in the direction of Pope Francis any more than we have, and that’s unfortunate.”
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Albany bishop, accused of sexual abuse, asks to be removed from priesthood
Asking the pope for voluntary laicization is unusual, especially for a bishop and particularly for a cleric who denies abuse allegations against him.