Muslims are breathing a sigh of relief after President Joe Biden’s reversal of the travel ban, which has separated thousands of families since it was issued by former President Trump.
Bishops
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Catholic leaders welcome Biden plan to rejoin Paris climate change agreement
Achieving the goals involves setting policy as well as adopting legislation to limit carbon pollution, which the vast majority of climate scientists have said is the leading cause of a warming planet.
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In rare rebuke, Cardinal Cupich criticizes USCCB president’s letter to President Biden
Archbishop Jose Gomez, president of the U.S.C.C.B., wished the new president well, but he also condemned the nation’s second Catholic president’s support for abortion rights.
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President of U.S. bishops prays God will grant Joe Biden ‘wisdom and courage’ to lead
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, expressed hope the incoming administration “will work with the church and others of goodwill.”
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In a single day, on three continents, the Catholic Church lost a cardinal and two bishops to Covid-19
In one day, the Catholic Church on three continents lost three leaders to COVID-19.
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Australia admits $1.5 billion error in investigation into suspected Vatican money laundering
The Australian government’s international financial watchdog, Austrac, said it overestimated bank transfers from Vatican City to Australia over the past six years by more than $1.5 billion dollars.
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How Catholic Leaders Helped Give Rise to Violence at the U.S. Capitol
Father James Martin: An alarming number of Catholic clergy contributed to an environment that led to the fatal riots at the U.S. Capitol.
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Archbishop Coleridge: Catholic bishops can’t risk falling back on old tactics of political engagement
Hitler. Pinochet. Franco. The bishops have missed opportunities to stand up for democracy in the past. We can’t let it happen again.
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‘This has got to stop’: Catholic leaders react to Trump supporters’ attack on the Capitol
“This has got to stop,” Bishop Robert Barron said. “And I say that as an American but…also as a Catholic bishop.”
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What got Bishop Robert Barron through 2020
“Covid swept away a number of our distractions and so, at least in principle, allowed us to wrestle with the questions that really matter.”