If honesty is indeed the best policy, then two young people addressing the U.S. bishops about the joys and struggles of growing in faith became policymakers during a Nov. 16 session at the bishops’ annual fall general assembly in Baltimore.
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Bishops Mark Charter’s 20th Year, Pledge Continued Outreach to Survivors
Twenty years ago, the big news from the bishops’ general assembly in Dallas was the adoption of the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People,” a comprehensive set of procedures for addressing allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy.
U.S. Bishops Debate Effectiveness of Election Voting Guide for Catholics
On the second day of the U.S. bishops’ conference fall general assembly, a proposal to update the conference’s voting guide for Catholics fostered the most discussion, with multiple bishops calling for the next iteration of the document to address current political realities and societal divisions.
New USCCB President Says He’d Welcome a Meeting With Biden
In his first remarks as the newly elected U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops president, Archbishop Timothy Broglio said he would welcome the opportunity to meet with President Joe Biden and denied that his election is a sign of “dissonance” between Pope Francis and U.S. bishops.
Archbishops Broglio, Lori Elected USCCB’s Next President, Vice President
Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services was elected Nov. 15 to a three-year term as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops during the bishops’ fall general assembly in Baltimore.
At Mass, Outgoing USCCB President Encourages Self-Examination, Renewal
In a Mass Nov. 14 to mark the opening of the 2022 fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles called on his brother bishops to take time for self-examination and to renew their vocation and ministry.
Annual National Prayer Vigil for Life Will Take Place in Washington Jan. 19-20
Scheduled for Jan. 19-20 at the national shrine, the vigil has always coincided with the eve of the March for Life, which marks the date of 1973 decision of the court’s Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. The 2023 March for Life is Jan. 20.
New Leadership Vote Tops USCCB Annual Conference Agenda
Last year’s United States Conference of Catholic Bishops fall meeting was marked by a discussion on pro-abortion politicians receiving Communion. There’s nothing on this year’s agenda that will garner the same attention, but there are plenty of action items that will impact the future of the U.S. Catholic Church.
U.S. Bishops Launch New Approach to Teaching The Faith
Catholic church leaders are taking a new approach to passing on the faith, saying they recognize a pressing need to do this in a way that adapts to the modern world.
Cardinal Gregory Answers Questions on Peace, Justice He’d Posed 20 Years Before
Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington has enjoyed a long career in the U.S. Catholic hierarchy.