Immigration reform among priorities for new USCCB president
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Chaz Muth BALTIMORE (CNS) — It will come as no surprise to anyone who has followed Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez that immigration reform is at the top of his priority list as the newly elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. …
Don’t join devil’s game of jealousy, pope says at Mass
IMAGE: CNS photo/Vatican Media By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The devil is real and is so jealous of Jesus and the salvation Jesus offers that he tries everything he can to divide people and make them attack each other, Pope Francis said. Celebrating Mass in the chapel of …
Bishop Barron urges bishops to help bring people back to the church
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Carol Zimmermann BALTIMORE (CNS) — Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron of Los Angeles did not just bemoan the fact many young people are leaving the Catholic Church. He said church leaders need to make it a priority to bring them back. The bishop, chairman of …
‘I just wanted to be a priest’: Archbishop Gomez elected president of USCCB
By JD Flynn Washington D.C., Nov 12, 2019 / 07:25 am (CNA).- When he became a priest four decades ago, Archbishop Jose Gomez did not expect that he would one day lead the largest archdiocese in the U.S., or the country’s bishops’ conference. “I just wanted to be a priest,” …
Cardinal DiNardo notes search for justice in last USCCB presidential address
By Christine Rousselle Baltimore, Md., Nov 11, 2019 / 11:35 am (CNA).- Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, outgoing president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, highlighted Monday his experience leading the conference and detailing his personal growth over the last three years as his presidential term comes to an …
US nuncio: Francis’ ‘pastoral thrust’ must reach Americans
By Ed Condon Baltimore, Md., Nov 11, 2019 / 10:03 am (CNA).- The apostolic nuncio to the United States told the nation’s bishops that their commitment to evangelization is the measure of their communion with Pope Francis. Archbishop Christoph Pierre addressed the bishops during the opening session of the USCCB …
Corpus Christi bishop donates bone marrow to save a mother’s life
Corpus Christi, Texas, Nov 9, 2019 / 02:01 pm (CNA).- This week, Bishop Michael Mulvey of Corpus Christi reflected on bone marrow donations and the life of the mother whom he helped save. Before he became a bishop, Michael Mulvey joined the Be the Match Registry, the world’s largest register …
Bishops reject funding hike for USCCB, for now
By Matt Hadro Baltimore, Md., Nov 11, 2019 / 02:15 pm (CNA).- A proposed increase in diocesan payments to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has failed to attract sufficient support among the bishops on Monday, the first day of their annual general assembly in Baltimore. Diocesan and eparchial …
Catholic Life in Pop Culture Angelico Project’s Weekend with Leah & Alexi Sargeant
By Rebecca Sontag There are a lot of roads into the Church,” said Leah Libresco Sargeant, discussing her and her husband, Alexi, upcoming visit to Cincinnati. For some, the road is straight ahead and obvious from birth onward. Others traverse a hyper-intellectual path to God – like Leah did. There …
O’Malley: Vatican may ‘soon’ release details of McCarrick investigation
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Rhina Guidos BALTIMORE (CNS) — In a brief presentation Nov. 11 to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Boston’s Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley told the bishops gathered in Baltimore the Vatican may publish what it knows about the ascent to power of now-disgraced former U.S. …