When U.S. bishops meet virtually next week, most eyes will be focused on a controversial vote related to the Eucharist that some fear politicizes Communion by taking aim at the nation’s second Catholic president.
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The U.S. bishops should stop singling out abortion as the ‘pre-eminent’ issue for Catholic voters
And three other ways they can improve their Catholic voting guide before the next election.
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The 8 causes U.S. bishops want Catholics to pray for during this year’s Religious Freedom Week
Adoption and foster care, free speech and church vandalism are some of the topics of concern chosen by the U.S. bishops for Religious Freedom Week, which is set for June 22-29.
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Bishops hold emergency meeting on immigration: ‘We have the duty to take care of one another.’
U.S. bishops came together for the first day of an emergency meeting on immigration at Mundelein Seminary outside of Chicago.
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Canadian Catholic leaders express sorrow after bodies of over 200 Indigenous children discovered at residential school
Archbishop Miller was “filled with deep sadness” after the bodies of more than 200 children were found buried on the site of what was once Canada’s large Indigenous residential school.
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Archbishop Gomez responds to unprecedented letter from 67 bishops asking for a delay on abortion and Communion document
The back-and-forth messages follow an increasingly public debate among the bishops about Catholic politicians who support keeping abortion legal and whether they should be denied access to the Eucharist.
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Father James Altman, who said Catholic Democrats would ‘face the fires of hell,’ asked to resign by his bishop
The priest has criticized Catholics who are Democrats, saying they must “repent” of their support for the party or “face the fires of hell.”
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Are some bishops ‘politicizing’ the Eucharist? Yes, in a perfectly sound, pastoral way.
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone and others are acting for the good of souls. As a last resort, they propose denying Communion to people who persistently and publicly promote the grave evil of legal abortion.
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Mass without masks? It’s waiting for you—when you’re ready.
Many dioceses are dropping mask requirements and social distancing rules for fully vaccinated worshippers, relying on an honor system as pandemic restrictions ease further.
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Pope Francis: The People of God must be consulted before the October 2023 synod of bishops
The pope‘s aim is to involve the whole church at diocesan, national and continental levels through a process of “listening and discernment” on the important theme of synodality.