After months of speculation that the document could offer guidance to empower individual bishops to deny Communion to pro-choice politicians, the document only obliquely references Catholics in public life.
Bishops
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Pope Francis’ nuncio addresses U.S. bishops on abortion, racism and the Eucharist: ‘A divided church will never lead people.’
Archbishop Christophe Pierre spoke to the U.S. bishops Nov. 16 about the importance of listening to people in the church and being open to the work of the Holy Spirit.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Archbishop Gomez: America is losing its ‘story.’ Catholics need to share ours.
“We all need God to help us to make sense of our lives, so when we try to live without God, we can become confused,” Archbishop Gomez explained.
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Men march against abortion in Baltimore: ‘It’s our problem.’
Many carried signs emblazoned with “Enforce Canon 915,” a section of church law that they believe requires the denial of Communion to Catholic politicians who support legal abortion.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Dear Bishops: We need to talk about the crisis of despair in Catholic priests
That morale is down for priests across the country is not exactly stop-the-presses material. But I wonder if it isn’t the canary in the coal mine of the Catholic Church today.
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Bishop Frank Caggiano agrees with Pope Francis: We need a listening church
“This could have a profound change in the life of the church.”
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Cardinal Bernardin’s legacy reminds us: Catholics can (and should) embrace the modern world.
Sunday, Nov. 14, marks 25 years since Cardinal Joseph Bernardin’s death. Do Catholics today want a church that is “alive and rooted, public in its service to the city” and the world?
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What do Catholics mean when we say the Eucharist is ‘the true body and blood’ of Christ?
It is not sufficient for contemporary Catholics simply to repeat the formulas of the past.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Listen to Archbishop Gomez: Social justice begins with recognizing our common humanity.
Archbishop José Gomez is an immigrant, a minority and the president of the U.S.C.C.B. When he speaks on the issue of racism and social injustice, it is worth paying attention.
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Eucharistic revival or Communion war? How politics and the pandemic are framing a debate among U.S. bishops
On this deep dive episode of “Inside the Vatican,” producer Maggi Van Dorn and host Colleen Dulle dig into the history of the U.S. bishops’ engagement with political issues and give some background on today’s “Communion wars.”