While highlighting substantial progress the American Church has made to address the abuse of minors, the chair of the board created to monitor the implementation of Catholic bishops’ measures on the issue has called for even greater buy-in from the bishops, and warned against complacency.
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Pope’s Representative to U.S. Says Eucharistic Revival Is for Bishops, Too
In an address to more or less open the first public session of the U.S. bishops’ conference spring general assembly on June 13, Cardinal Christophe Pierre reminded the American prelates that the Eucharistic revival isn’t necessary for just the laity, but for them, as well.
Senate Republicans Block Bill to Protect IVF Treatments Nationwide
Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic-sponsored bill June 13 to protect in vitro fertilization treatments across the country.
U.S. Bishops’ Mental Health Campaign Gaining ‘A Lot of Traction’ Amid National Crisis
The launch of a mental health initiative by the U.S. bishops last year has “received a lot of traction,” according to one of its leaders.
Supreme Court Rules Against Restricting Access to Abortion Medication Mifepristone
In its first major abortion decision since overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected a challenge to the public’s access to the abortion pill mifepristone.
Judge Strikes Down Florida Ban On Some Transgender Surgeries, Hormonal Treatments For Minors
A federal judge June 11 struck down key portions of a Florida law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender.
Indigenous and Youth Ministry Votes Are on Agenda at U.S. Bishops’ Spring Assembly
As is typically the case, when the U.S. bishops gather in Louisville, Kentucky, this week for their annual spring general assembly, the agenda is rather light, but not absent discussions and votes that are important to the future of the nation’s church.
The Catholic Mission ‘Can’t Be Compromised’ in Catholic Schools, Archbishop Says
When Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer attended Catholic schools in the 1960s, the landscape of Catholic education was such that there were typically only Catholics in Catholic schools, the schools were almost exclusively run by religious orders, and it was as if every parish had one.
Pax Christi is Honored With First Dorothy Day Peacemaker Award as Global Conflicts Spike
For more than 50 years, Pax Christi USA — the national Catholic peace movement founded in 1972, grounded in the Gospel and Catholic social teaching — has dedicated itself to the construction of a world without conflict.
Pro-Life Advocates Mark 2 Years Since Dobbs: ‘We Have a Challenge On Our Hands’
Prior to the second anniversary of a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its prior abortion precedent, pro-life activists said much of their work remains to be done.