Archive for June 11, 2019

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By Kevin J. Jones

Catholic 'gender theory' document: clarity for a wounded, oversexed culture?

Catholic commentators have welcomed a Vatican document warning that gender theory is a cultural and ideological revolution that undermines both... Read more

Anita Raines, chair of the National Advisory Council, addresses the USCCB Spring General Assembly in Baltimore, Md., June 11, 2019.?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Lay advisers urge US bishops to press for release of McCarrick documents

Advisory bodies to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called Tuesday for the bishops to urge the Holy See to... Read more

Msgr Walter Erbi, chargé d'affaires at the apostolic nunciature in Washington, delivers the remarks of Archbishop Christophe Pierre to the USCCB Spring General Assembly in Baltimore, June 11, 2019.?w=200&h=150

By Christine Rousselle

Nuncio recommends synodality, 'walking together' to US bishops

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 2019 Spring General Assembly kicked off in Baltimore Tuesday with a brief address... Read more

Bishop Robert Deeley of Portland, who presented to the USCCB general assembly proposal for implementing Vos estis lux mundi. ?w=200&h=150

By Ed Condon

US bishops open debate on abuse reforms

On the morning of the first day of the USCCB’s General Assembly in Baltimore, discussion began on three proposals to... Read more

Pope Francis with Fra' Giacomo Dalla Torre, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, at the Vatican, June 22, 2018. ?w=200&h=150

By Hannah Brockhaus

Order of Malta leader restricts use of extraordinary form within order

The recently installed head of the Knights of Malta directed Monday that all liturgical ceremonies within the community must use... Read more

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L.A. archdiocese reiterates support for religious sisters in convent dispute

After a story in the New York Post sparked new interest the drama of a years-long legal dispute involving Katy... Read more

Bishops at the USCCB General Assembly in Baltimore, June 2019. ?w=200&h=150

By Ed Condon

Analysis: The laity - the who and the how in sexual abuse reform

Two major themes emerged at the USCCB Tuesday: a desire to see a defined role for laity in the process of... Read more

Archbishop Jose Gomez at a June 11 press conference. ?w=200&h=150

By Matt Hadro

Church must be present to migrants and refugees, USCCB leaders say

The Church needs to be present to migrants and refugees in the U.S. who are facing detention or deportation, and... Read more

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Mexican bishops concerned by US-Mexico immigration agreement

The Mexican bishops' conference expressed its concern Monday about the immigration and tariffs agreement reached between the governments of the... Read more

Uyghurs at a mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, September 2010. ?w=200&h=150

US religious freedom ambassador laments widespread silence on Uyghurs

Islamic countries should be more vocal in criticizing China's mistreatment of the Uyghurs, a Muslim ethnoreligious group, the US ambassador-at-large... Read more

The March for Life in Washington, D.C., Jan. 27, 2017. ?w=200&h=150

Judge issues injunction to keep MO abortion clinic open another two weeks

Judge Michael F. Stelzer of Missouri Circuit Court in St. Louis granted the city’s Planned Parenthood clinic a preliminary injunction... Read more