Pope Francis has a broad—and brave—vision of what being a pastor means, writes Sam Sawyer, S.J. And that vision has room for bishops to disagree with each other about the best way forward.
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Women in the College of Cardinals: A modest proposal for a more equal (and prophetic) church
More pressing than the question of whether women can be ordained to the priesthood is the reality that clericalism and sexism have created and sustained a system in which women are treated as second-class citizens.
Posted inFaith and Reason, Politics & Society
After 9/11 and Afghanistan, does just war theory have a place in Catholic thought?
The best argument against just war theory’s continuing place in Catholic teaching may not be that it is necessarily wrong in theory, but that it misunderstands the realities of war and peace today.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: What happens when an Anglican bishop becomes Catholic?
Why, and how, do high-profile figures in the Church of England make the swim across the Tiber?
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At Catholic Prayer Breakfast, bishop says Pope Pius XI predicted ‘woke-ism’
This year’s National Catholic Prayer Breakfast had no political speakers and only a small political contingent in attendance, and there was little mention of an upcoming Supreme Court case involving a Mississippi abortion ban.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis speaks about abortion and Communion: Don’t ‘excommunicate’ pro-choice politicians
Pope Francis weighed in on the debate about whether politicians should be denied Communion because of their stance on abortion.
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A Catalan bishop resigned after he fell in love with an erotic fiction writer. Now, the Spanish church asks the media to respect his privacy.
The cardinal commented on media reports that Bishop Xavier Novell Gomà was now cohabiting with Silvia Caballol Clemente, a divorced mother of two, following Pope Francis’ acceptance of his resignation Aug. 23.
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Wuhan ordains first bishop in 14 years
A new bishop has been installed in China’s Wuhan Diocese, making him the latest to be ordained under a deal between the Vatican and China.
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U.S. bishops lament continued poverty, gender inequality in Labor Day statement
While recognizing that the U.S. economy has improved somewhat, a statement from the U.S. bishops addressed higher levels of poverty that have resulted from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Cardinal Burke off ventilator and moving out of intensive care, still hospitalized with Covid-19
The cardinal was to return to a regular hospital room Saturday at an undisclosed location, the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse said in a statement.