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75% of U.S. bishops vote to work on Eucharist statementAfter Cupich effort to delay defeated

75% of U.S. bishops vote to work on Eucharist statement
After Cupich effort to delay defeated

168-55 margin Meeting virtually for their annual spring general assembly, the U.S. bishops voted on Thursday to begin drafting “a formal statement on the meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the Church.” The

Cupich presses Cordileone on Communion for divorced and re-marriedAnother question of coherence

Cupich presses Cordileone on Communion for divorced and re-married
Another question of coherence

….What might come as a surprise to some observers is the other fight over “Eucharistic coherence” waiting for the bishops during Thursday’s meeting. The bishops will be asked to vote upon “Called to the Joy of

Archbishop Gomez: “Politics is becoming the substitute religion”Opens the virtual bishops spring meeting

Archbishop Gomez: “Politics is becoming the substitute religion”
Opens the virtual bishops spring meeting

In his opening address at the 2021 spring meeting of the U.S. bishops on Wednesday, conference president Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles made a passionate call for unity. Archbishop Gomez reminded fellow bishops that “only a

Archbishop Gomez opens up L.A. churches – not verifying who’s vaccinatedBishop Barber: "we can take down the ropes"

Archbishop Gomez opens up L.A. churches – not verifying who’s vaccinated
Bishop Barber: "we can take down the ropes"

Churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles will fully reopen next weekend, the archdiocese announced June 12. In a letter to LA Catholics, Archbishop José Gomez announced that he

Bishops against Eucharistic coherence work include three from San DiegoNo others from California

Bishops against Eucharistic coherence work include three from San Diego
No others from California

The signers of a May 13 letter which pressed the U.S. bishops’ conference to suspend its conversation on “Eucharistic coherence” include 47 diocesan bishops, five of whom are cardinals, along with 21 auxiliary bishops.

Father Gloudeman speaks the truth on PentecostNames Bishop Rojas as one of 14 signing pro-LGBT statement

Father Gloudeman speaks the truth on Pentecost
Names Bishop Rojas as one of 14 signing pro-LGBT statement

Father Francis Gloudeman, a Norbertine priest, gave a homily on Pentecost Sunday at San Secondo d’Asti Church in Guasti (San Bernadino diocese) in which he named the ordinary of the San Bernadino diocese, Bishop Alberto

Cardinal Cupich: parish greeters to check vaccination cardsWill they ask, Do you smoke? Are you party to an invalid marriage?

Cardinal Cupich: parish greeters to check vaccination cards
Will they ask, Do you smoke? Are you party to an invalid marriage?

Yesterday I wrote about “the abuses of language…that I see in many recent pronouncements from our Church leadership,” with my focus on two recent Vatican announcements. Now let me turn to a few noteworthy

Bishop Barber robbed at gunpoint in his Oakland neighborhoodSurrendered cash and bishop's ring

Bishop Barber robbed at gunpoint in his Oakland neighborhood
Surrendered cash and bishop's ring

Bishop Michael Barber of the Oakland Diocese was robbed over the weekend at gunpoint as he was on his afternoon walk, saying his rosary, near the Paramount Theater, church officials confirmed on Tuesday.

Abp. Cordileone responds to attempts to derail USCCB discussion of Holy Eucharist"Those who do not want to issue a document on Eucharistic coherence should be open to debating the question with their brother bishops"

Abp. Cordileone responds to attempts to derail USCCB discussion of Holy Eucharist
"Those who do not want to issue a document on Eucharistic coherence should be open to debating the question with their brother bishops"

In response to the news that broke today in The Pillar that some bishops are attempting to intervene to shut down the dialogue on Eucharistic coherence at the USCCB’s June meeting, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone released the following

George Weigel and Cardinal Muller don’t hold back on Cardinal Ladaria letterCupich and Tobin as delegates of Democratic Party

George Weigel and Cardinal Muller don’t hold back on Cardinal Ladaria letter
Cupich and Tobin as delegates of Democratic Party

On May 13 Cardinal Gerhard Muller, former head of Rome’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), and George Weigel, veteran Vatican watcher, appeared on EWTN’s The World Over with Raymond Arroyo. They were asked

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