When the U.S. bishops gather for their fall plenary assembly Nov. 13-16 in Baltimore, they will elect a new secretary and chairmen for six standing committees for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Bishop Daniel E. Flores
Bishop Flores: Synod Aims to Make Church More Effective in Advancing Christ’s Gospel
October’s general assembly in Rome for the Catholic Church’s Synod of Bishops on synodality aims to address human reality — not abstractions — in order to more effectively share Jesus Christ and his Gospel with others, said Bishop Daniel E. Flores, a U.S. member of the global assembly’s preparatory commission.
Bishop Flores: Brownsville Vehicle Crash Indicative of ‘Corrosive Tendency’ to Devalue Vulnerable Human Life
A vehicle crashed into a crowd waiting at a bus stop outside a migrant shelter in the border city of Brownsville, Texas, killing at least seven people and injuring at least 10 others, authorities said.
SUV Driver That Hit Texas Migrant Crowd Killing 8 Charged With Manslaughter, Bishop Flores ‘Mourns’ Horrific Loss
The driver of an SUV, which slammed into a crowd of migrants on May 7 at a bus stop in Brownsville, Texas, killing 8 people and injuring several others has been charged with manslaughter.
Medically Changing Person’s Sex Characteristics To Those of Opposite Sex ‘Not Morally Justified,’ Say Bishops
Surgical, chemical or other interventions that aim “to exchange” a person’s “sex characteristics” for those of the opposite sex “are not morally justified,” said the U.S. bishops’ doctrine committee in a statement released March 20.
Texas Bishop Appointed to Synod Planning Committee
About seven months ahead of the first session of the General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome, the Vatican has announced a small planning committee for the gathering that includes Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, Texas.
Bishops Push Gun Control; Some Call Mass Shootings ‘Pressing Life Issue’
Several U.S. bishops spoke out against the easy accessibility to guns in the country following a May 24 rampage that left at least 19 children and two of their elementary school teachers dead in Uvalde, Texas.
Pope’s Call for Worldwide Synodal Action Is Seed to be Planted, Nourished
Pope Francis speaks often of the importance of seeds being planted, and of the need to give them time and attention as they grow.
Synodal Process Is Cross-Border Event for South Texas, Mexico Contingents
The synodal process bridged an international border March 27 when the bishops of the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico to celebrate Sunday Mass with the bishop of Matamoros.