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.
Bishops
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.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
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.”
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Pope Francis weighs in on divisions in the U.S. church
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle discuss Pope Francis’ strategy for bringing the bishops together in spite of their differences.
Posted inFaith, News
Bishop McElroy warns against ‘weaponization of Eucharist’ by denying Joe Biden Communion over abortion
Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego warned against the “weaponization of Eucharist” as a way to get Catholic elected officials, President Joe Biden among them, to adhere to the church’s stance on abortion.
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Bishops support Biden’s executive actions on private prisons and housing segregation
The chairmen of two U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committees welcomed recent executive actions by President Joe Biden to address racial equity in housing and the use of private prisons by the federal government.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis meets with Cardinal Cupich, who criticized fellow U.S. bishops for confrontational approach to Biden
Vatican sources suggest that Pope Francis would have been keen to talk with Cardinal Cupich about the situation in the United States following the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
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Head of U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee criticizes Joe Biden’s stance on abortion during vigil Mass
“The people of the United States have entrusted enormous power and responsibility to President Biden. However, the presidency does not empower him to define Catholic doctrine and moral teaching,” said Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic bishops on the border have high hopes (and advice) for Joe Biden on immigration
Immigration advocates, including four bishops, sent a letter to President Biden on Jan. 28, urging his administration to restore asylum, offer protection over deterrence at the border and overhaul the current immigration policy.