Bishop McElroy said he and the pope share a view that the church should focus on “more inclusion” and “outreach to people who have been alienated from the church in the past.”
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Bishop McElroy: Pope Francis and Vatican II give us a road map for the synodal process
Having begun the process of synodality, we should not let the process go dormant until after the pope’s apostolic exhortation on the universal synod is released in 2024.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
I don’t think we should be banning anyone from the Eucharist.
It is Christ who sets the table and draws up the guest list. Who are we, serving at that table, to amend his invitation?
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
$2 million tabernacle stolen and statue beheaded in Brooklyn Catholic church
Police say someone busted into the altar at a New York City church, stole a $2 million gold relic and removed the head from a statue of an angel at some point late last week.
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Podcast: Archbishop Cordileone banned Nancy Pelosi from Communion. Will Pope Francis intervene?
On “Inside the Vatican” this week, host Colleen Dulle asks Gerard O’Connell how Archbishop Cordileone’s statement has been received at the Vatican and whether the Vatican will intervene.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The divided states of America: A post-Roe map
Twenty-six states are certain or likely to ban abortion if as expected the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
War, Covid-19 and climate change have collided to bring about another global crisis: hunger
Long before Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine, smaller conflicts have been displacing people and disrupting growing seasons and food markets around the world.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
The TikTok star who melds Catholic tradition and progressive politics
As a young(ish), progressive Catholic, finding places where my deep love for tradition and desire for reform coexist peacefully is difficult. Unexpectedly, I found a space for this on TikTok.
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Catholic News Service closure opens the door to partisan and ideological church coverage, Catholic journalists warn
“There’s going to be a big gap in what our parishioners are going to know about what’s going on in the U.S. and throughout North America.”
Posted inGoodNews, Politics & Society
Hope, healing and hospitality: A ministry of restorative justice is growing in Chicago
With programs from housing support to workplace development to art therapy, Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation serves formerly incarcerated people, their families and those struggling with crime or victimization.