Auxiliary Bishop Pedro Bismarck Chau pledged to follow Jesus’s example as the “Good Shepherd” when he became the first Nicaraguan-born bishop in the U.S., Sept. 8, in Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
Cardinal Joseph Tobin
Cardinal Tobin Orders Review of Seton Hall’s McCarrick Investigation
Cardinal Joseph Tobin has ordered an independent review of the results of an independent investigation he ordered on behalf of Seton Hall University in 2019 regarding Theodore McCarrick, with a particular focus on references to the university’s current president, Msgr. Joseph Reilly.
Bishops Urged to Back Campaign to Shift Defense Spending to Social Programs
A campaign to encourage Congress to redirect military spending toward helping the nation’s poor and marginalized has gotten support from 17 American bishops, a number those leading the campaign hope to see continue to grow.
Newark Cardinal ‘Deeply Distressed’ by Violent Death of Local Imam
In response to the violent death of a local imam, Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark has said he is “deeply distressed by the loss of a “revered faith and community leader.”
Newark Cardinal Asks Americans to Voluntarily Forgo Gun Rights
Amid a mounting debate in America over the constitutionality of gun control, Cardinal Joseph Tobin of Newark has entered the fray with a different argument: that people should voluntarily forgo their Second Amendment rights for the betterment of society.
Several U.S. Dioceses Lift Pandemic Restriction, Resume Use of Communion Cup
When the COVID-19 pandemic first hit the United States in 2020, U.S. dioceses put liturgical restrictions in place, such as no longer using the Communion cup, to avoid potential germs with a shared vessel.
U.S. Church Leaders Offer Prayers for Pope Francis’ Recovery
Catholic Church leaders around the country offered prayers for Pope Francis following the Vatican’s March 29 announcement that he would be hospitalized in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for a few days to treat a respiratory infection.
Prelates Walk In Solidarity With Abuse Victims on Last Day of Bishops’ Meeting
Before Thursday’s executive session to close the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) fall plenary a group of prelates gathered in the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront hotel lobby, pinned on a blue ribbon, and walked in solidarity with child sexual abuse survivors.
Pope Names Cardinal Tobin of Newark to Vatican Supreme Court
Pope Francis has named U.S. Cardinals Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, and James M. Harvey, archpriest of Rome’s Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, to be members of the Vatican’s supreme court.
From Brooklyn to Paterson: A New Bishop
Bishop Kevin J. Sweeney was ordained a Bishop and installed as the eighth leader of the Diocese of Paterson, N.J.