U.S. Catholic bishops expressed sorrow and called out racism and gun violence after a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York was motivated by racial hatred.
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Catholic News Service closure opens the door to partisan and ideological church coverage, Catholic journalists warn
“There’s going to be a big gap in what our parishioners are going to know about what’s going on in the U.S. and throughout North America.”
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U.S. bishops respond to Supreme Court abortion opinion leak: We ‘stand ready to help all pregnant women’
“We hope and pray for a change in our laws and stand ready to help all pregnant women in need in each of our communities,” Archbishop William Lori said in a statement on Wednesday.
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U.S. bishops announce Catholic News Service to cease domestic operations at year’s end
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced to staff May 4 the closure of the Washington and New York offices of Catholic News Service. 21 employees will be laid off.
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Deirdre McQuade, bishops’ spokesperson for pro-life issues, dies of cancer at 53
Longtime pro-life advocate Deirdre McQuade died April 21 after a bout with metastatic breast cancer. She was 53.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Marjorie Taylor Greene showed that the most brutal anti-Catholicism can come from Catholics
Why did Church Militant use Marjorie Taylor Greene to attack the U.S. church?
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The church exists to evangelize. So why are most Catholics so bad at it?
This week on ’Jesuitical,’ Ashley and Zac talk to Bishop Wack of Pensacola-Tallahassee about praying in public, talking to friends (and strangers) about Jesus and what makes evangelization different from proselytizing.
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Bishop Wack: We need more evangelical Catholics
The harsh reality is that if Catholics were graded on our faithfulness to the Great Commission, we might not even get an “A” for effort.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says Catholic Church is ‘controlled by Satan’ in remarks on bishops and the Catholic League
Marjorie Taylor Greene said in a statement that she believes Catholic bishops are “satanic” and accused them of “destroying our nation” through their support of migrants.
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Should Catholics worry about bishops disagreeing in public? Or is this part of Pope Francis’ plan?
One year into a three-year global synodal process, we should not expect hot-button issues and their promoters to vanish, nor for public disagreements among Catholics to cease.