The Administrative Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops March 16 called for “the immediate cessation of Russia’s armed aggression and unprovoked war on Ukraine.”
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What’s Religious About Being Woke?
The church’s passion for justice arises not only from its moral certainty, but even more from its solidarity with those who are suffering.
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Should there be a pope emeritus? What Pope Benedict’s retirement says about future former popes
On this deep dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” we examine the lessons from Benedict XVI’s post-papacy—and what needs to change to protect future popes who retire.
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It’s time for the bishops to speak up again about the threat of nuclear war
In 1982, the U.S. bishops released a pastoral letter calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons. The Ukraine crisis underscores the need for a new statement on the madness of such weapons.
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Bishop Shelton Fabre to Black Catholics: Don’t let the church’s sins keep you from Christ
“Do not allow the humanity, the human sin of the church to blot out who it is that we believe in and who [it is that] comes to us, Jesus Christ,” Bishop Shelton said in a recent conversation with Gloria Purvis.
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Archbishop Shelton Fabre on wokeness and the prophetic anger of Black Catholics
A conversation with Pope Francis’ pick to head the Diocese of Louisville on having courageous conversations about race and the Catholic Church.
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Father Jacques E. Fabre to be Charleston’s first Black bishop
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone of Charleston, South Carolina, and named as his successor Scalabrinian Father Jacques E. Fabre.
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Kentucky’s new archbishop has led the Catholic Church’s fight against racism
A Louisiana bishop who has led efforts against racism was named on Tuesday as the archbishop for the Archdiocese of Louisville in Kentucky.
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Cincinnati and Los Angeles bishops face off with Super Bowl bets to raise money for Catholic schools
In what has become something of a tradition, the archbishops of the two cities that will face off in next week’s Super Bowl have placed a wager on the game.
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Fourth Anglican bishop in less than a year received into Catholic Church
Peter Forster, 71, is the fourth Anglican bishop to be received into the Catholic faith in less than a year and the fifth to become a Catholic in the past two years.