A lead researcher on the report by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate believes the findings represent the Catholic Church’s superlative commitment to transparency.
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Posted inPolitics & Society, The Weekly Dispatch
Debt relief advocates make their case to Joe Biden before he leaves the White House
More than 60 Catholic institutions, congregations and individuals have signed a letter imploring Mr. Biden to endorse a new round of assistance to the world’s most indebted nations from the International Monetary Fund.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Cardinal McElroy, DC’s new archbishop, wants a church of ‘radical inclusion’
In 2023, “Jesuitical” hosts Zac Davis and Ashley McKinless spoke with Cardinal Robert McElroy about his call for a church of “radical inclusion.” This week, Cardinal McElroy was named the new archbishop of Washington, D.C.
Posted inFaith, News
Catholics rally to aid LA wildfire victims. Here’s where to donate.
Catholic Charities USA is now accepting donations to its Los Angeles Wildfire Relief initiative, and the L.A. archdiocese has created a dedicated relief fund.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The top 5 international Catholic stories you read in 2024 (and some we wish you had)
Top reports from America’s “Dispatches” department include looks at conflict, migration and geopolitics through a Catholic filter.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Cardinal McElroy, named new D.C. archbishop, foresees conflict with Trump over immigration, climate change
Pope Francis today named Cardinal Robert McElroy as the archbishop of Washington, tapping one of his most like-minded allies to head the Catholic Church in the U.S. capital at the start of Donald Trump’s second administration.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Cardinal McElroy to lead D.C. archdiocese, Vatican announces
Pope Francis has appointed San Diego’s Cardinal Robert W. McElroy—seen in Rome as one of the intellectual heavyweights in the U.S. hierarchy—as the new archbishop of Washington D.C.
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Archbishop García-Siller on Trump and the border, the synod and more
San Antonio’s Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller discussed the incoming Trump administration, synodality, the U.S. bishops’ anti-poverty program and his health.
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Bishop J. Gregory Kelly named to Texas diocese after Pope Francis removed Bishop Strickland
Despite his removal, Bishop Joseph E. Strickland has remained an outspoken detractor of Pope Francis, both online and at various events organized by Catholic laity opposed to the Holy Father.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Should you stand or kneel to receive communion? Cardinal Cupich stirs debate after weighing in
A recent missive from Cardinal Blase Cupich to parishioners in Chicago provoked an unusually vitriolic response after the cardinal addressed issues regarding proper liturgical practice on Communion lines.