During a panel hosted by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, the church leaders offered reflections on the ongoing debate over Joe Biden and the Eucharist.
Bishops
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Fifth Chinese bishop is ordained with both Pope Francis and the government’s approval
Father Anthony Li Hui is the fifth Chinese bishop appointed under the terms of a Vatican-China agreement signed in 2018 and renewed in 2020, the Vatican press office said.
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General Secretary of USCCB unexpectedly resigns after ‘impending media reports alleging possible improper behavior’
“What was shared with us did not include allegations of misconduct with minors. However, in order to avoid becoming a distraction to the operations and ongoing work of the conference, Monsignor has resigned.”
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Interview: Bishop Edward Braxton on the Catholic Church’s racial divide, the Biden Communion debate and inclusive church art
The Most Rev. Edward K. Braxton, one of the few African American bishops in the Roman Catholic Church, rarely talks to the press. He recently agreed to visit at length with the Post-Dispatch. The topic was his new book, “The Church and the Racial Divide.”
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Cuban-American bishops: Aid for Cuba is a ‘moral imperative’
Four Cuban American bishops called on the international community to provide humanitarian aid to the people of Cuba and expressed solidarity with them following protests that erupted on the island nation starting July 11.
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Bishops’ meetings won’t heal the U.S. church. We need a Fourth Plenary Council involving all Catholics.
Given all the challenges facing the Catholic Church in our country, we are far overdue for a moment in which the bishops, clergy, religious and lay faithful of our country can discern together how to be the people of God in our time and place.
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Consistent-life-ethic Catholics can (and should) treat abortion as today’s preeminent priority
An authentically Catholic consistent life ethic means treating prenatal children as the equivalent of every other human being.
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Bishop denounces ‘Doctrine of Discovery,’ used to justify abuse of Indigenous peoples, and suggests Pope Francis do the same
The Catholic bishop of Syracuse, New York, is speaking out against the Doctrine of Discovery and revealing plans to ask Pope Francis to repudiate theological teachings used for centuries to justify the subjugation of Indigenous peoples.
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What Joe Biden’s DC pastor thinks about the Bishops’ Communion vote
“This is a time to say, ‘Yes, let’s speak about the hunger…for the presence of God.’ This is the moment, and I think the bishops want to do that. But some of our pastoral leaders are making it difficult.”
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Pope Francis is not a liberal! (He’s not a conservative either.)
Both political parties keep trying to claim Pope Francis but anyone who pays close attention knows that the pope transcends the ideologies of the moment in the United States.