The growing attacks on priests and their ministries has left many living in fear. “The security situation is not just bad; it is extremely so,” said Father Bassey. “You want to hurry to get back home; you don’t want to be in a lonely place; you can’t step out and take a stroll.
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Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Archbishop García-Siller: The Texas weather disaster reminds us that we all need a Good Samaritan
This week has brought us all into close contact with human suffering. We are all like the man on the side of the road in the story of the Good Samaritan, beaten and bloody.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Joe Biden sends a signal that he’s willing to dialogue with the bishops and other faith leaders
The faith-based office, founded under President George W. Bush, evolved over the past two decades, but it became moribund under President Donald Trump, who preferred to talk only with evangelical leaders who supported him.
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Lent advice from bishops around the world for this unusual year
To help you begin your Lenten retreat, we’ve collected messages of encouragement from the shepherds of the Catholic Church in the United States and beyond.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
The bishops were divided on how to approach Joe Biden. It’s not the first time a dispute has gone public.
Public disagreements among the U.S. bishop are rare but not unprecedented. A contentious debate about the church and AIDS in 1987 is perhaps the situation most similar to the divisions over how to welcome President Biden.
Posted inFaith, Politics & Society
Springfield’s new bishop on the attacks on the Capitol, healing and transparency in the church
“The role of prayer and prudential judgment on behalf of all Catholics, but also especially, in a particular way, the shepherds of the church is so important.”
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Africa was winning the Covid-19 battle. Then came rising death rates (and waves of misinformation).
Leadership lapses and the spread of erroneous information and fear about possible treatments for the disease also threaten a successful Covid-19 response in Africa.
Posted inEditorials, Politics & Society
The Editors: Joe Biden will need support from the U.S. bishops to reform immigration policy
Joe Biden has signed eight executive orders related to immigration in his first two weeks in office. These measures are important first steps, but immigration reform must move beyond executive orders.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The media is playing up the conflict between Joe Biden and the U.S. bishops—and it’s hurting both sides.
While it is true that conflict exists between the U.S. bishops and the Biden administration, ignoring the areas of agreement is ignoring the facts. It is bad for the administration, bad for the bishops and bad for the country.
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Bishops: Any new pandemic relief bill must promote human life and dignity
Six U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committee chairmen urged each member of Congress to support much-needed pandemic relief legislation that promotes “the dignity and value of all human life.”