The Catholic Church's opposition to the death penalty stems from its view on the sacredness of human life and the value of mercy, said U.S. bishops in a roundtable discussion about capital punishment Oct. 10. ...
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. bishops are scheduled to elect the next president and vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at their upcoming fall general assembly taking place Nov. 11-13 in Baltimore. ...
Bishop Michael Hoeppner of Crookston, Minnesota, appears to be the first Catholic bishop anywhere to be the subject of the kind of canonical investigation called for in Vos estis lux mundi, the motu proprio Pope ...
The chairmen of three U.S. bishops' committees Aug. 21 welcomed a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor aimed at clarifying religious protections that may be invoked by federal contractors, including faith-based organizations.
The nation’s Catholic bishops are calling on the faithful to increased “prayer and sacrifice” in response to the most recent wave of mass shootings that left 31 people dead and dozens of others wounded in ...
When the bishops gather in Baltimore starting June 11, Bishop W. Shawn McKnight of Jefferson City, Missouri, said he's "hopeful we will have some progress made in moving the football" on the church's response to ...
Can a one-day conference at a university breathe life into a cause that lately appears to have stalled — involving the Catholic laity in ending the crisis of authority and trust afflicting the Church ...
Two events took place in the earliest days of January that centered on the future of the Church in America, and they couldn’t have been more different. In Chicago, the U.S. bishops met for ...
As the pro-life movement looks to the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a longtime veteran of its ranks has moved into a key leadership position, especially for pro-life Catholics. Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann, archbishop ...
Something that happened at a bishops’ meeting nearly half a century ago raises questions about the Vatican’s action this past November telling the U.S. bishops to cancel a scheduled vote on two proposals for self-policing ...
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