Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, called on his fellow bishops to take the news of the Resurrection and the triumph of life over death directly to people to help them navigate the pandemic and economic turmoil.
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Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
The U.S. bishops should find ways to collaborate with Joe Biden (and not alienate him)
As only the second Catholic president, Joe Biden can renew communication and collaboration with church leaders, writes J. Kevin Appleby. But only if mutual respect prevails.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
An open letter to the bishops, from a young Catholic who’s only known a church in scandal
Young people did not lose a trust we once had in the clergy; many of us never had that trust in the first place.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The wrong people are in charge of protecting our children from sexual abuse
As a layperson, and as a father, I cannot continue to make myself dependent on ordained men. Not for this.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The McCarrick Report confirms it: Clericalism powered the sex abuse crisis.
The failures detailed in the McCarrick report are not just tragic accidents but the predictable outcome of the incentives and attitudes that have shaped the hierarchy of the Catholic Church.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Deep Dive: The McCarrick Report and the popes it implicates
Vatican authorities, the U.S. bishops conference and the apostolic nuncio heard scattered allegations about misconduct by McCarrick but discounted them because their sources were considered unreliable.
Posted inFaith, News
Top U.S. bishop: Nation’s leaders must ‘come together’ after the election of Joe Biden
“We thank God for the blessings of liberty. The American people have spoken in this election,” Archbishop Gomez said, congratulating Biden and Harris on behalf of the U.S. bishops.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis: Vatican needs to approve new diocesan religious orders
Bishops who want to establish a religious order in their dioceses must first obtain the written permission of the Holy See.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Analysis: Pope Francis’ newest cardinals will help pick his successor. Who are they?
The primacy of the church at the peripheries has been a key theme in Francis’ selection of cardinals. He has used the cardinalate to reach communities in countries that are experiencing poverty, conflict and political tension.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
The bishops called abortion a ‘pre-eminent’ political issue. Calling it a ‘foundational’ one is better.
The U.S. bishops have said that “the threat of abortion remains our preeminent priority.” The statement would be more accurate and effective to say that the protection of unborn life is “foundational.”