A nine-point “plan of amends” developed by Bishop Brennan was announced in a Nov. 26 letter he sent to the faithful of the diocese.
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On last day in Thailand, Pope Francis tells missionaries to ‘give faith a Thai face and flesh’
The pope reminded priests, religious and seminarians that the fervor of evangelization “is nurtured by a double encounter: with the face of the Lord and with the faces of our brothers and sisters.”
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I reached out to every U.S. diocese. Here are the ones implementing the 2018 pastoral letter on racism.
I reached out by email to every diocese in the country and asked: Has your diocese started any new initiatives based on the 2018 pastoral letter on racism published by the U.S.C.C.B?
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After 50 years, the U.S. bishops’ focus on abortion has done little to change hearts and minds.
Steven P. Millies: A half-century of the U.S. bishops calling abortion the ‘preeminent issue’ in politics leaves Catholics unprepared for a post-Roe landscape.
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U.S. bishops said abortion should be Catholic voters’ top priority. Here’s why they’re right.
Alexandra DeSanctis: We are called to defend the least among us, and there is no more weak and defenseless population than unborn human beings.
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Archbishop Sheen will be beatified Dec. 21 at Peoria’s cathedral
A news release from the Diocese of Peoria said it was informed Dec. 2 that Vatican had decided to postpone the Dec. 21 ceremony “at the request of a few members” of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Being pro-immigrant is ‘living’ Christ’s call to welcome stranger, says Miami archbishop
“Christ came to save ‘the least, the last and the lost.’ God takes the side of the poor, the oppressed, the marginalized—we can, too, and must take their side as well.”
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Should abortion be the most important issue for Catholic voters? Here’s a better question.
Even as we debate the moral duties of faithful voters, we as a Catholic community have not succeeded in forming faithful candidates.
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Highlights from the U.S. bishops’ meeting: politics, evangelization, racism, immigrants and more
At the start of their meeting Nov. 11, the bishops raised pressing issues that included the priesthood shortage, gun violence and the need to provide support services for pregnant women.
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Vatican restates trust in Australia’s judiciary as Cardinal Pell set to appeal abuse conviction
“The Holy See acknowledges the decision of Australia’s High Court to accept Card. George Pell’s request of appeal, aware that the cardinal has always maintained his innocence.”