Bishop Álvarez, facing the threat of incarceration, maintains a message of love and hope.
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Posted inFaith, Interviews
Exclusive: Canadian Archbishop Bolen evaluates Pope Francis’ visit to Canada
“We are at a different place than we were a week ago in the church’s walk with Indigenous Peoples, a better place.”
Posted inFaith, News
Bishops must be good listeners, says nun at Vatican who helps select them
“The ideal bishop does not exist,” Sister Reungoat said. But he has to be a shepherd who is “close to the people entrusted to him, he has to know how to involve priests, laity and religious, and people of different generations.”
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The eucharistic revival should remind Catholics: Communion means working for social justice.
It is my hope that the bishops’ campaign inspires not just an intellectual conversion but a religious conversion, propelling American Catholics to fight for a more just economy and a more Christian society.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
For the first time ever, Pope Francis appoints three women to the Vatican office that selects bishops
Continuing with determination to open up new positions of responsibility for women in the Roman Curia, Pope Francis has appointed three women as members of the Dicastery for Bishops.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The U.S. bishops must repudiate anti-abortion extremists. Their pro-life witness depends on it.
The bishops’ conciliatory statements are being overshadowed by the specter of punitive cruelty toward women confronting crisis pregnancies. They must speak out again.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Sister Helen Prejean on Oklahoma’s unprecedented rush to execute 25 people
“This rush to execute would be reckless in any state, but Oklahoma in particular has a horrendous track record for problematic executions.”
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
U.K. bishop: Lack of clear moral compass led to Boris Johnson’s downfall
The crisis should inspire the U.K. to reflect upon the values upheld by figures in public life, said Bishop Egan.
Posted inFaith, News
Our Sunday Visitor announces launch of new Catholic news service after U.S. bishops shutter CNS
Scott Richert, publisher of Our Sunday Visitor, said the Catholic publishing company would fill the void left behind by the closure of the domestic operations of Catholic News Service in January 2023.
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Pope Francis to give women a role in choosing bishops
Pope Francis said he plans to name two women to the committee that helps him choose bishops for the world’s Latin-rite dioceses.