While no one expected the U.S. Catholic bishops to use the beachfront hotel meeting site for their bi-annual meeting as a time for sunbathing and relaxation, few had predicted that this week’s gathering would gain such national attention.
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Bishops Debate Catholic Voting Guidelines in the ‘Age of Francis’
After a robust 90-minute discussion during the second day of their bi-annual meeting, the U.S. bishops voted to advance a proposal to produce new materials to complement their official voting guidelines to better apply the teachings of the Pope Francis to current issues in the United States.
US Bishops May Send Delegation to Mexico Border
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, announced the conference will explore the idea of sending a bishops’ delegation to the U.S.-Mexico border to inspect detention facilities and offer a sign of solidarity with migrants and refugees.
U.S. Bishops Decry Sessions’ Asylum Decision at Florida Meeting
The U.S. bishops June 13 decried U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision that asylum seekers fleeing domestic or gang violence cannot find protection in the United States.
School Beehive Serves As Ecological, Religious Tool
It’s not unusual for kindergartners to fear bees, but the little ones at St. John Fisher School in Portland flock to a buzzing hive in their school’s library to get a close look at the flying creatures with stingers.
A Radical Calling: Homelessness
From just looking at Brother Michael Ignatius, one wouldn’t suspect it. But the 61-year-old Carmelite is homeless.
Three Catholic Seminaries Selected for New Faith-Science Dialogue Program and Grant
The American Association for the Advancement of Science announced in Science magazine that it has chosen seven seminaries to participate in its “Science for Seminaries” program.
‘Serving Others in God’s Love’ Theme Of Religious Freedom Week, June 22-29
The U.S. Catholic Church’s 2018 religious freedom observance begins June 22, the feast of two English martyrs who fought religious persecution, SS. John Fisher and St. Thomas More, and ends on June 29, the feast of two apostles martyred in Rome, Sts. Peter and Paul.
Court Says Bishop Sheen Can Be Moved to Peoria
The Diocese of Peoria has reacted with “great joy” to a decision by a New York court in favor of Joan Sheen Cunningham’s petition to have the remains of her uncle, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, moved from New York City to Peoria.
USCCB Opens Session Condemning Trump Administration’s Asylum, Border Separation Policies
At the start of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) spring meeting, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo fired back at the Trump administration’s recent decision to not allow women fleeing domestic violence to seek asylum in the United States, as well the policy of separating families at the border.