U.S. bishops call the application of capital punishment “completely unnecessary and unacceptable.”
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Explainer: Can a priest or a member of a religious order publicly endorse a political candidate?
Should Catholic priests or members of religious orders be endorsing political candidates? If it is allowed, is it prudent?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Dioceses in Hurricane Laura’s path report damage, but hard to gauge for now
Bishops from the dioceses of Beaumont, Texas, and Lake Charles, Louisiana, found themselves assessing damages and checking in with others hours after destructive Hurricane Laura had passed.
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German bishops’ council will meet for the first time since Vatican parish document
The German Catholic news agency KNA notes the president of the bishops’ conference has so far been virtually the only bishop not to comment publicly on the document.
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Cardinal Dolan will pray at Republican National Convention opening
Cardinal Dolan will offer the prayer as the convention opens, the same day President Trump and Vice President Pence will be nominated as the GOP’s candidates for a second term.
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Analysis: Catholic bishops reprimand Trump as often as they praise him
Thomas J. Reese looks at over 160 press releases to analyze the posture of the U.S. bishops toward the Trump administration.
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Bishops from Japan, U.S. call Catholics to work for nuclear disarmament
Archbishop Takami: “As long as the idea that weapons are necessary for peacemaking persists, it will be difficult to even reduce the number of nuclear weapons, let alone to abolish nuclear weapons.”
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Meet St. Louis’ newest Archbishop, Mitchell T. Rozanski
Archbishop-elect Rozanski will arrive in St. Louis at a difficult time, as pandemic anxieties and protests against racism rock the city.
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Nearly one-third of Brazilian bishops sign letter critical of government
In a draft of a letter to be presented to the executive committee of the bishops’ conference, more than 150 bishops accuse the federal government of “inaction and omission” in combating the coronavirus pandemic and of “inability and incapacity” to face the crisis.
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Archbishop Lori: How church teaching can help explain why ‘Black Lives Matter’
“Black Lives Matter” should resonate with all who embrace the principles of Catholic social teaching, beginning with the dignity of the human person, writes William E. Lori, the archbishop of Baltimore.