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U.S. bishops: Supreme Court ruling ‘criminalizes homelessness’
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By Peter Pinedo Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 28, 2024 / 14:10 pm The U.S. bishops strongly condemned the Supreme Court’s Friday ruling in a pivotal homelessness case, calling the court’s decision “a direct contradiction of our call to shelter those experiencing homelessness and care for those in need.” In the 6-3 …
U.S. bishops approve plan for youth, young adult ministry
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By Kate Quiñones CNA Staff, Jun 19, 2024 / 11:15 am The U.S. bishops approved a new pastoral framework for youth and young adult outreach, titled “Listen, Teach, Send,” following their spring meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, last week. The framework was approved on Monday, passing with 188 in favor, four against, …
U.S. bishop applauds Biden’s move to allow undocumented spouses pathway to citizenship
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By Gigi Duncan Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 18, 2024 / 17:30 pm The head of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Migration, Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, on Tuesday praised the Biden administration’s new plan to offer a pathway to citizenship for undocumented spouses and …
Military Council of Catholic Women & Archbishop Broglio in Cincinnati
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by Jessica Rinaudo The Military Council of Catholic Women (MCCW) Forum will be in Cincinnati this week. As part of that event, Archbishop Timothy Broglio, who serves as both the Archbishop of Military Services and the President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), will be in town …
U.S. Bishops’ President and Chairman of International Justice and Peace Issue Holy Week Call to Prayer for an End to the Israel-Hamas War
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March 23, 2024 WASHINGTON – Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, and president of the U.S. Conference of Bishops (USCCB), and Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon, the chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on International Justice and …
Letter to the Faithful Regarding Migrants & Refugees
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March 4, 2024 Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, There is no doubt we live in polarized times. Virtually every topic seems to be fodder for political division. In such times, our Catholic faith can be tested even more intensely than usual, especially when our faith runs up against public …
Leading bishop urges U.S. to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine, two years into war
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By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 26, 2024 / 17:10 pm A leading Maronite Catholic bishop this week urged ongoing humanitarian support for the suffering people of Ukraine, two years after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Bishop A. Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon, which …
Human Trafficking Bill: U.S. bishops urge passage in Congress
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By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Feb 9, 2024 / 17:00 pm The bishops of the United States have urged Congress to pass a bill aiming to combat human trafficking that would, among other things, provide grants to aid organizations in areas with high rates of trafficking. The Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims …
Bishops around the world are divided over Vatican’s same-sex blessing declaration
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By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 20, 2023 / 18:10 pm Catholic bishops around the world are deeply divided on a Vatican declaration that permits nonliturgical blessings of homosexual couples: some bishops are welcoming the news, some are approaching it with caution, while others are outright refusing to implement it. In some …
U.S. bishops: Vatican declaration does not change Church teaching on marriage
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By Tyler Arnold Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 18, 2023 / 18:20 pm A Vatican-issued declaration on blessing “same-sex couples” and couples in other “irregular situations” does not change the Catholic Church’s teaching that marriage is between a man and a woman, according to a statement issued by the United States bishops. …