Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, led his brother bishops in a prayer for wisdom as they began their fall plenary assembly in Baltimore Nov. 13 with a Mass for peace.
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GOP Presidential Candidates Debate Abortion Among Other Issues in Wake of Ohio Referendum
Five Republican presidential candidates participated in a debate in Miami Nov. 8, reacting to Ohio voters approving a measure that will codify abortion access in the state’s constitution through fetal viability.
Doctrinal Dicastery Says Transsexuals Can Be Baptized
If it would not cause scandal or confusion among other Catholics, “a transsexual — even one who has undergone hormone treatment and gender reassignment surgery — may receive baptism under the same conditions as other faithful,” said a document from the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Pope to Address U.N. Climate Conference, Inaugurate ‘Faith Pavilion’
Pope Francis will travel to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates Dec. 1-3 to address the U.N. climate conference and to help inaugurate the Faith Pavilion where religious leaders and organizations will meet to share information and strategies for convincing governments to take real steps to protect the environment.
Annual Mass Remembers Deceased Clergy in the Diocese of Brooklyn
The Mass for Deceased Clergy, an annual tradition in the Diocese of Brooklyn, was celebrated Nov. 7 at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston.
Ohio Voters Approve Measure to Codify Abortion in State Constitution
Ohio voters Nov. 7 approved Issue 1, a measure that will codify abortion access in the state’s constitution through fetal viability, typically understood to be 24 weeks gestation, according to an NBC News projection of the results. The loss marks another electoral defeat for anti-abortion ballot measures in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.
Chaplains Say Military Can Reverse Downward Trend
The U.S. military is having trouble recruiting young people, and the problem will grow even more serious unless something is done — and soon — say two Catholic chaplains.
New Catholic Charities USA Leader: We Are Called to Do a ‘Very Noble, Holy Work’
Kerry Alys Robinson, the new president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, the organization dedicated to carrying out the domestic humanitarian work of the Catholic Church in the United States, says its mission isn’t only to be generous, but to inspire generosity in turn.
All of Us Will Face Death, But Death Is Not the End
As we come to the end of another liturgical year, we enter into what might best be described as an eschatological phase of our Church’s calendar.
Don’t Abandon Our Migrant Children
America used to have a philosophy of no child left behind. Unfortunately that does not seem to be the current thinking when it comes to homeless and migrant children.
