Chicago Archbishop Cupich’s statement on the death of Cardinal George
A man of peace, tenacity and courage has been called home to the Lord. Our beloved Cardinal George passed away today at 10:45 a.m. at the Residence. Cardinal George’s life’s journey began and ended in...
View ArticleNew bishop appointed in Greensburg, Penn.
PITTSBURGH — Pope Francis has appointed the top canon lawyer in the Harrisburg diocese as the new bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg in western Pennsylvania. The appointment of the Very...
View ArticleSalt Lake Bishop John Wester headed to Santa Fe
Bishop John C. Wester of the Diocese of Salt Lake has been named archbishop of Santa Fe, the Vatican announced Monday. Wester, who will replace the retiring Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan, has been a...
View ArticleBishops anticipate message from pope on immigrant detention
Catholic bishops called Monday for the federal government’s immigrant detention system to be dismantled, and predicted Pope Francis would address the issue when he visits the US this fall. The US...
View ArticlePope Francis picks Houston priest as new Victoria bishop
VICTORIA, Texas — A longtime Houston priest and archdiocesan official has been named bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria. The Houston Chronicle reports that Pope Francis named the Rev....
View ArticleThe nuns spoke out, but the archbishop listened
When 25 leaders of the largest organization of US nuns met for the first time with Archbishop J. Peter Sartain of Seattle in 2012, after the Vatican appointed him to lead an overhaul of their group,...
View ArticleSpokane welcomes new bishop
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Catholic Diocese welcomed a new bishop with a ceremony on Wednesday. Bishop Thomas Daly was appointed by Pope Francis in March. He comes to Spokane from San Jose,...
View ArticleIncoming Santa Fe archbishop John Wester bids Utah congregation goodbye
SALT LAKE CITY — Roman Catholic Church bishop John C. Wester has bid an emotional farewell to Salt Lake City before leaving for his new appointment in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Wester told his congregation...
View ArticleSanta Fe cathedral prepares for archbishop’s installation
SANTA FE, N.M. — The hottest ticket in town this week is an invitation to the installation of John C. Wester as the archbishop of Santa Fe. The guests include two cardinals, numerous Catholic bishops,...
View ArticleBishops warn lawmakers about gambling
CHICAGO — Roman Catholic bishops in Illinois have told state lawmakers they shouldn’t turn to gambling as a revenue fix for the state’s troubled budget. The Catholic Conference of Illinois on Tuesday...
View ArticleNew Santa Fe archbishop John Wester to be installed Thursday
SANTA FE, N.M. — Top leadership of the Santa Fe Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church changes hands Thursday afternoon. The new archbishop is 64-year-old John C. Wester, who was stepping down as...
View ArticleUS bishops swing into action with release of the pope’s encyclical
WASHINGTON — Top leaders of the US Catholic Church were scheduled to brief Congress on Thursday and the White House on Friday on Pope Francis’ powerful encyclical on humanity’s responsibility to save...
View ArticleArchbishop Lori opens Fortnight for Freedom
BALTIMORE — Archbishop William E. Lori reminded those gathered for Mass June 21 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore that when it comes to...
View ArticleTwelve years in, US bishops’ sexual abuse charter is facing challenges
WASHINGTON — Because the Catholic bishops’ Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People is a “living document” open to differing interpretations, those in charge of implementing the charter...
View Article3 auxiliary bishops, including the Rev. Robert Barron, named for Los Angeles...
WASHINGTON — Pope Francis has named three auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and accepted the resignation of Auxiliary Bishop Gerald E. Wilkerson, 75. The changes were announced July...
View ArticleHow US bishops can reconcile with gay marriage
Jesuit priest Thomas Reese has a brilliant idea to reconcile US Catholic bishops with what is now the law of the land, gay marriage: Treat gay marriages just as they now treat remarriage after divorce....
View ArticleUS Catholic bishops take on Donald Trump
Leading the crowded GOP field for the White House, real estate mogul and reality television personality Donald Trump will take center stage in Thursday’s Republican primary debate in Cleveland, where...
View ArticleIn Japan, Bishop Oscar Cantu says USCCB will push for nuclear disarmament
HIROSHIMA, Japan — For a long minute on a sunny morning, silence fell over the memorial park that commemorates the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing of the city. A gong sounded repeatedly as local residents...
View ArticlePope Francis’ address to US bishops could be consequential
In Brazil, Pope Francis questioned whether bishops there were capable of keeping Catholics in the Church. In Korea, he lectured the prelates to shed worldliness, success, and power. In Paraguay, he...
View ArticlePope Francis’ remarks to US bishops at St. Matthew’s
Dear Brother Bishops, I am pleased that we can meet at this point in the apostolic mission which has brought me to your country. I thank Cardinal Wuerl and Archbishop Kurtz for their kind words in your...
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