Advocacy groups, including the U.S. bishops conference, have cautioned against allowing a government shutdown before the deadline on Sept. 30, urging lawmakers to come to an agreement and keep the government open.
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Bishops should get regular performance reviews
Seeing the pope every five years is not enough.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Pay to pray: Catholics should stop offering money for Mass intentions
It’s time to rethink “having a Mass said” for someone.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Catholic church where JFK married Jackie celebrates couple’s 70th wedding anniversary
A small Catholic parish recently invited parishioners, neighbors and tourists to relive the wedding of John F. Kennedy and Jaqueline Bouvier, on what would have been the couple’s 70th anniversary this month.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
As New York’s migrant crisis makes headlines, Catholic Charities gets to work
According to the mayor’s office, more than 104,000 migrants have arrived in New York since the spring of 2022. Many went straight to Catholic Charities for help.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: The shameful history of when the Jesuits sold enslaved people
In ‘The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church,’ Rachel Swarns tells of “one of the largest documented slave sales in the nation,” the Jesuit sale of 272 enslaved persons in 1838.
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What the U.S. Catholic Church can learn from the synod about racial justice
Preparations for the upcoming Synod have prompted an important question: How might the local church of the United States become a powerful witness of the good news amid cries for racial healing and justice?
Posted inFaith, Your Take
Our readers respond: Can the Catholic Church Change the world?
In her feature, Cecilia González-Andrieau explores the potential of the Catholic Church. The article elicited numerous responses from our readers.
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Bishop Strickland says he will not go voluntarily if asked to retire by Pope Francis
In an email, the East Texas bishop told RNS that he ‘cannot voluntarily abandon the flock that I have been given charge of as a successor of the apostles.’
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Nuncio unpacks Pope Francis’ comments about ‘reactionary’ U.S. Catholics
“This is what the pope is asking of us,” Cardinal-designate Christophe Pierre said. “We are not only defenders of ideas, because if I defend only one idea, whoever disagrees with me becomes my enemy.”