Florida’s bishops issued a staunch defense of their ability to determine policies for Catholic schools after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent them a letter demanding that Catholic schools adopt religious exemptions to vaccine requirements.
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Australian bishop found guilty of abusing 3 young Aboriginal men
An Australian district court found Bishop Christopher Saunders guilty of committing over a dozen counts of sexual abuse against three young Aboriginal men.
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Inside the U.S. bishops’ plan for Hispanic ministry in the era of mass deportations
Immigrant accompaniment is just one of the priorities the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops set for Hispanic ministry in 2026.
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Massachusetts bishops: Elimination of ‘any legal restraint’ on late-term abortion is ‘gravely immoral’
On Aug. 10, Massachusetts’ Catholic governor signed into law a bill that allows physicians to perform abortions after 24 weeks of pregnancy if in their “professional judgment” it is medically necessary.
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How grief made Archbishop García-Siller a prophetic voice on immigration
Since Pope Leo spoke against the mass detention of immigrants last year, the U.S. Catholic hierarchy has begun to move in new ways. García-Siller’s new pastoral letter accelerates that shift.
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Bishop DiMarzio: Immigration is what makes America great
On this 250th anniversary, we celebrate our democracy and our achievements as a nation, but we can never forget that it was because of immigration that we have achieved so much.
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Archbishop Wenski condemns Catholic governor Ron DeSantis’s execution rampage
“I can’t explain the thinking other than that [Ron DeSantis] wants to come across as a tough guy,” the Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski said.
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Florida carries out double executions as Catholic bishops call to end death penalty
The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops previously urged Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is Catholic, to stay the two executions.
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After SSPX excommunications, traditionalist Catholics face a difficult choice
Risk schism—or ‘come home’ to Rome?
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French bishops decry vote legalizing ‘assisted dying’ as a ‘turning point’ in nation’s history
The French bishops called on Catholic health care institutions to refrain “from behavior that is clearly morally reprehensible.”